[MineralMan]

"You're a brave man going against the tide here. Good for you!"

Going against the tide is my hobby, I guess, especially when it involves attitudes about mental illness. Sad that those who are invoking the name of Christ are not more Christ-like in their ability to understand and forgive.

Yes, this was a horrible thing. The woman was obviously mentally ill. I suspect she was untreated, though, and that's a darned shame.

[dsutah]

Rightly so! My own younger daughter was diagnosed with post-natal depression and anxiety disorders, and she is on medication for it now. She wasn't as severe as this lady or Andrea Yates, but her situation was indeed worrisome. She is rather young; only 22; and she had two little kids in about 2 1/2 years time.

Her older sister had these disorders in her teens. (not maternity related-she has no children yet)But she is almost 26 now, and is doing a lot better. However, she still has to take medications for it.

We're beginning to think now that it runs in the family on my Mom's side. She, (poor thing)didn't have these medications in her younger years, so she drank. When I think of the health problems, and the sad things that happened to her and us from that, if only they had those medications. Thankfully, because of these medicines, she is alcohol-free, and in spite of old-age problems, she does pretty darn good for a lady of 76!

Incidently, some of you might be interested to know that even one of our patriot founding-fathers was married to a lady who suffered from post-natal depression! Patrick Henry's poor wife, whom he'd been married to since they were both in their mid-to-late teens, lost her mind after her last baby was born!

I read in the newspaper a story once about his home. It was mentioned in there that he had to keep his wife in a locked room. He and a servant would come and see her, and take care of her; because in those days, a mental hospital was no place for a lady! He loved her very much, and didn't want to put her there.

They didn't say whether she hurt or killed anyone, just that she had become hard to control. It was really sad!

[Buzzcook]

"The woman was obviously mentally ill. I suspect she was untreated, though, and that's a darned shame."

Many charismatic or end times christians attribute mental illness to satanic influence. They are also in complete opposition to psycotheropy and medications.
It very well might be the case here.
I sometimes think the fate of Christianity was settled in the 3rd century and the good guys lost.


Buzz