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MisterE
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 8, 2013 - 12:03am PT
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It seems such a natural evolution of our dystopian culture.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Actually, I quite enjoy mine. Most of the time.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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The King of the potato people told me he is very cross with you for posting this thread.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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We thrive on insanity! Except in a church.....
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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I don't hate it!
After 30 years in health care/emergency rooms I've learned to accept it as part of our intelligent design.
"Boom, boom ain't it fun to be crazy?"
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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People with mental conditions often ilicit behavior far removed from societal norms. Combine this with the concerns many have about their own mental health and you can see some reasons why people with mental illness are shunned.
The shocking thing is that the richest country on earth can't rise above the superstitious fears of many of it's citizens and provide the care and treatment needed.
Our prisons would be less full and our culture would be more elevated if we treated mental illness as a disease of a key organ. Instead, we often punish the behavior (a symptom) rather than treating the underlying cause.
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Insanity drives me crazy.
Great post Jim. +1
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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It's all fun and games untill The Lizard King moves into your basement and starts strutting around in tinfoil speedos.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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You sound like you're speaking from direct experience, JTM...
Well put, Jim
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say... on a serious note... it is terrble what it does to young children that have to live through mental illness, in their folks, :(
especially when it is the mom, and she is there constantly with them...
:(
also, donini (think it was you that shared this?)
i know a gal who worked in this field, as to helping folks with said-conditions... sadly, the funds were taken away from the programs that she did for helping these folks... thus, no help for them, and no job for her, but--hers was a tempory loss...
she then worked in one of the prison systems for a bit and:
she FOUND a huge portion of her former 'patients' WERE in the
prison, having 'gone off the deep end' :(
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WBraun
climber
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Putin a few days ago sent America a letter.
"How do I put this politely? You Americans are dumb."
And he's 100% right .......
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MisterE
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2013 - 12:54pm PT
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We may be dumb, but at least we're crazy!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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We're all insane to some degree or another and the really insane get shunned because they are a reminder of our own insanity and denial...How uncomfortable...
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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^^^^ Obama seems to be getting along pretty well, despite his seemingly insane desire to play nuclear Russian Roulette in the middle east.
Nuclear war, or the provocation of it, is absolute insanity IMHO . . .
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I like what Donini wrote.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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"How do I put this politely? You Americans are dumb."
P.S. Send us WBRAUN
LOL
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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"Why Does Everyone Hate Insanity So Much?"
Was that a typo? Did you mean "inanity"? ;)
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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People with mental conditions often ilicit behavior far removed from societal norms
That accurately describes about every regular poster.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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I like your whackedness Locker...It's pretty cool.....RJ
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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go-B
climber
Hebrews 1:3
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I'm going crazy wana come!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Having fun everyone.....cause thousands of mentally ill who are sleeping every night in cardboard shelters, or the like, under bridges aren't.
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MisterE
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2013 - 05:19pm PT
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LOL Rich...
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go-B
climber
Hebrews 1:3
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True word donini, and not funny! I support Union Rescue Mission in L.A. worthy!
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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I always thought the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
I like jalapenos.
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Wally52
Trad climber
Mayfield
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Mr Donini is right on the mark. The stigma against any mental/emotional problem is still alive and well in this country. If some, who shall remain nameless, continue to slash away at affordable health care for all, the problem will only get worse.
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MisterE
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2013 - 08:25pm PT
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A Medicine Man I knew in Washington state when I lived there once told me that a lot of the crazy, homeless people were "Old Souls" and that there was not much tethering them to the mortal plane anymore...
I will never forget that.
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