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Mental Illness  

redmustang91 64M
7764 posts
6/2/2020 1:53 am

Last Read:
6/5/2020 11:00 am

Mental Illness


There is a large unmet need for<b> mental </font></b>health counseling. But I am not a therapist nor do I play one on TV. In my profession as an attorney I meet a number of people who are mentally ill. I do my best to avoid them and refuse to take them on as . I learned this lesson the hard way.

My experience is that you always lose when you try to help someone who is mentally ill. No matter how good a job you do they are not happy with the result and will sue you for not doing better. The mentally ill believe they are right and all others are wrong.

My rule is to refuse to get involved with the mentally ill. Sorry, I cannot help you. You need professional assistance from someone trained to deal with insanity. Not me. Good luck to you, elsewhere. Not me. Bye.

redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/2/2020 1:58 am

Mental illness is more common than many think. My guess is at least 5% of the population are mentally ill or disturbed. Another 5% just have rotten personalities due to trauma, concussions or chronic pain and other problems.


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/2/2020 1:59 am

Of course some people are just rats because they like to misbehave.


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/2/2020 2:02 am

You Are Not Alone

19.1% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2018 (47.6 million people). This represents 1 in 5 adults.
4.6% of U.S. adults experienced serious mental illness in 2018 (11.4 million people). This represents 1 in 25 adults.
16.5% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2016 (7.7 million people)
3.7% of U.S. adults experienced a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in 2018 (9.2 million people)


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/2/2020 2:03 am

That is co occuring ...


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/2/2020 2:04 am

Annual prevalence among U.S. adults, by condition:

Major Depressive Episode: 7.2% (17.7 million people)
Schizophrenia: <1% (estimated 1.5 million people)
Bipolar Disorder: 2.8% (estimated 7 million people)
Anxiety Disorders: 19.1% (estimated 48 million people)
Post traumatic Stress Disorder: 3.6% (estimated 9 million people)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: 1.2% (estimated 3 million people)
Borderline Personality Disorder: 1.4% (estimated 3.5 million people)


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/2/2020 2:06 am

The Hoarders show is too painful for me to watch as the hoarders are clearly mentally ill and OCD. Seeing one or two episodes is more than enough pain.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/2/2020 3:51 am

Having dealt with it my entire childhood with my mother.... I now make a conscious effort to avoid those people. And, yes, they need help. They just don't see it or want it in many cases.


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
6/5/2020 11:00 am

Many folks are in trouble mentally but most think it is the other guy who is nuts...


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