Schizophrenia is NOT split personality. I know, my son was diagnosed with this very serious brain disorder in 2006. And 99.999% of people with Schizoprehnia are not psychopathic killers - but they are the ones’ who get all the attention.
Thanks for taking the time to post.
you are correct.
It is not easy when this topic comes up to hear the obscene rantings of those who do not understand mental illness.
I wonder if they have any idea of how many people are sitting with them in church or at work that are functioning well in society because of medications for depression, anxiety, etc. Those very family members, neighbors and co workers, or their fellow church members just 60 years ago might be in a hideous state asylum or ‘attic” forever.
You have way more patience for their ignorance and nasty comments than I do.
As for not being able to ‘force’ people to take medications or be hospitalized for longer times....well, we pay a high price for our freedoms, but I wouldn’t trade our system for any other.
As to those who say “This is just evil, not mental illness!”...well, we will see as more information is given. there is a difference.
As for all those who decry the American right to bear arms...well, we have the recent case in Europe where the guy with political evil intent shot young people at a camp.
and that country had the strictest gun laws.