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As Murphy points out, wed never tell a diabetic to wait until his kidneys fail before teaching him how to monitor his insulin levels. Wed never tell someone with a suspicious lump to wait until it doubles in size before seeking a doctors opinion. Wed never advise someone with chest pain to wait a few more days before getting to the ER. For those with mental illness, though, we tell them to buck up. To behave. To try harder. And when they cant, we tell them to go away, or to go get help that doesnt exist. And when they cant find it (if they even know to try) we blame them for the illness that has by now exhausted loved ones, gotten them fired from jobs, made them homeless - or landed them in prison, which was never meant to provide the help they have needed for so long. The closing of mental hospitals was supposed to help the mentally ill. But all weve done is trade one institution for another.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:56:42 +0000

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