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Sick folk subjected to a sick, terrifying mental health law

by The Angry Cripple

12 Oct 05:50am

Filed under: Bipolar, Law And Order, Mental Health, Mental Health Month, Mental Illlness, Police

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My illness is psychiatric in nature. It’s biological. It lurks in everybody’s genome, and is active in mine.

Illustration: John Tiedemann

The name of my illness is weighty. It’s called Seasonally Affected Bi-polar Disorder 1. As opposed to the very brainy Stephen Fry, who reminds us of the severity of mine by calling his Bi-polar 2 (facetiously) Bi-Polar Lite.

An illness that slowly over the years, with many lengthy hospital stays, has become manageable. No longer visible to the naked eye, even. To the point that I work, study, raise a family and participate at all levels of the society as best I am able, good health permitting.

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Ariel says:

08:58am | 14/10/11

Kids going crazy in the silenced hell of Family Law So much has been spoken, written, filmed and broadcast about the mental health of men, youth, asylum seekers and others. But there is a deafening silence about what’s happening to children caught up in the damaging and cruel Family Law… Read more »
solon says:

05:41pm | 13/10/11

I believe the discussion is far off the actual subject yet.: - psychiatry has nothing yet; it is still looking for the first cured patient, by any means, which means psychiatristy are still excorcists with a license, - If I wanted to kill myself, it is not the government’s business… Read more »

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