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Well Genghis tends to have a

Orion — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:48:31 +0000

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Well Genghis tends to have a liberal take on how he runs this site. No pun intended LOL. I was personally in the twilight zone for a long time and this site helped me out of it.

Thank you for the kind words,

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:23:41 +0000

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Thank you for the kind words, Orion; it's nice to know my input (and criticism at times,) has been of value to you!

This kind of interaction, where people share thoughts and input to hone their own knowledge, is what feeds my addiction to a forum like this! Nonetheless, sometimes I wonder if it's a good addiction, especially because I despise the debate side of it, and despise the talking points/political activism side of it, both sometimes depress me very much. When I find people that I can interact with like this, to each other's benefit, it always draws me back in, it's good. One can disagree on things without arguing, that's when disagreement becomes valuable! Many minds trying to figure something out together, that's what keeps me coming back for more interaction....

Why is it that people do not

Orion — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:22:07 +0000

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Why is it that people do not fear going into a post office or into work the morning after a "gone postal" incident, while there are wide lingering feelings of fear after a 9/11, or a mass movie theater shooting or a sniper who hasn't been caught attacking a geographic area? Because there is a feeling that society cannot protect against in the latter cases but can usually do so in the former? Because people can see clearly see that the "gone postal" cases have motive that is not to terrorize a huge number, that they are targeted at a relatively specific grievance, one that couldn't include them?

For 9/11, I think that the cause of that was that the terrorists involved purposefully wanted to make what they did theatrical and wanted to intimidate. They wanted to horrify and put fear in to people's minds. At least thousands of people have been in side of the World Trade Center.

Thank you for the positive feedback by the way, Art Appraiser. I really appreciate it. I have been trying immensely to fine tune my writing and take the horrible habits I created out of it. Your feedback especially is very significant. =D Honestly, a comment like you left is enough for an article unto itself, I think.

Thanks.

Orion — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:17:04 +0000

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Thanks.

Hey, all - Genghis doesn't

Orion — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:12:30 +0000

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Hey, all - Genghis doesn't like me posting more than one news story on this site in a day so please check out this story in Variety, of all places for it to be published, about the tie between antidepressants and extreme violence.

A psychiatrist friend who

Orion — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:34:23 +0000

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A psychiatrist friend who specializes in forensic psychiatry notes that most psychiatric drugs are administered by non-psychiatrists. If someone presents with depression, these physicians reach for the drug "appropriate" for the clinical presentation.

That is interesting. My breakdown was bad enough that I saw a psychiatrist at a clinic designed for serious mental illness like schizophrenia. He was very careful about the meds he dished out and didn't prescribe alot of the antidepressants that are handed out like candy by other doctors. His drug portfolio was much more limited.

One frustrating thing about

Erica — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:25:42 +0000

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One frustrating thing about the Brooke shields phenomenon is that Britney Spears and Bristol palin picked up right where Brooke left off.

I agree that we have a

ocean-kat — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:14:04 +0000

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I agree that we have a problem with lack of resources for mental health care. But I'm not ready to let Armstrong off the hook so easily. When he says he's sorry I wonder if he's saying in his head, that I got caught.

It reminds me of Brook Shields, who admitted as an adult that she hasn't been a virgin for years. She lied because she felt she had to set an example for other young girls. It was actually a campaign for celibacy she waged for years. All based on a lie. Heroes like Shields and Armstrong set standards based on lies that many honest people can't live up to. Its not good for the development of teens and young adults.

I do not know why it never

EmmaZahn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:36:33 +0000

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I do not know why it never occurred to me before that Spock was not just half-human but most likely half-British. After all, Vulcans exhibited all the characteristics most admired by Victorian stoics as cataloged best by Rudyard Kipling in his poem, If—.

Your debate with that Londoner reminded me of reading Josh Trevino's disappointment at the non-observances of 7/7's first anniversary. I remember wondering if he had ever heard of the Blitz or the Troubles

As a coping strategy, the famous British stiff upper lip may have some maladaptive aspects but it is definitely preferable to the media circuses contemporary tragedies are being turned into.

Remember:

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A psychiatrist friend who

rmrd0000 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:42:05 +0000

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A psychiatrist friend who specializes in forensic psychiatry notes that most psychiatric drugs are administered by non-psychiatrists. If someone presents with depression, these physicians reach for the drug "appropriate" for the clinical presentation. Asking the patient why they think they feel a certain way or even how they feel. He also feels that current psychiatric residents are being trained in pharmacology and not in traditional psychiatry.Pill administration is quick and easy. Actually talking to a patient and getting them to deal with their emotions is labor intensive.

Popular culture also sends a message that psychiatry is not important. Oprah asked Lance Armstrong some probing questions during the interview. She asked Lance hoe he felt and got stock answer. The truth is that Lance, in all likelihood, doesn't know how he feels about the trauma he inflicted or the depression is is currently experiencing. It can takes a very long time to get through the layers of mental protection the brain sets up to keep us from really dealing with why we have certain behavior patterns.

Modern psychiatry may to have to change it's focus to really impact mental illness.