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Downwinder

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4. I see no excuse to treat a mental disorder differently than any

Reply to Neoma (Reply #3)

Thu May 30, 2013, 05:27 PM

May 2013

other medical disorder under the law. If we are going to stigmatize mental illness, why not all illness? Because I can show an MRI with multiple lesions in both hemispheres does that make me any more sane than the 30 or more years when they said "Its all in your head." and diagnosed me with depression and Bipolar?

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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