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Mental Health Information

Neoma

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3. It's always on a case by case basis when it comes to mental health.

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #2)

Thu May 30, 2013, 04:50 PM

May 2013

As a person with bipolar II, I am in no way the exact same way as others with the same illness. But due to stigma by the way of stereotypes, people reading this post will assume plenty of things that aren't true.

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Why A New Gun Bill Ticks Off Mental Health Advocates [View all] Neoma May 2013 OP

the people who came up with this bill are brain dead. olddots May 2013 #1

Should anybody with a debilitating chronic health condition Downwinder May 2013 #2

It's always on a case by case basis when it comes to mental health. Neoma May 2013 #3

I see no excuse to treat a mental disorder differently than any Downwinder May 2013 #4

The only instance I can see is with not driving. Neoma May 2013 #5

we need protection from ourselves, dontchaknow fizzgig Jun 2013 #6