tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post189291866119988370..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Is Mental Illness an American Disease?John McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-89414885531109948032010-02-06T07:01:59.955-08:002010-02-06T07:01:59.955-08:00High, Elizabeth. I hear you loud and clear, and I&...High, Elizabeth. I hear you loud and clear, and I'm so glad that reading Watters has helped you understand what's going on family-wise and that this understanding is helping you cope.<br /><br />Good family support equates with better outcomes, and the reverse is also true, so don't be afraid to stick to your guns and keep your family a long distance away.<br /><br />Realizing the John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-14966125519689820072010-02-06T06:16:35.621-08:002010-02-06T06:16:35.621-08:00Watters’ article in The NYTimes had me rushing out...Watters’ article in The NYTimes had me rushing out to buy his book. It’s a welcome sign that the pendulum may be shifting a bit away from what I see as an overemphasis on psychotropics, and came at a serendipitous time in my life. This last year I’ve been trying to create a better culture for myself—a healthier, more accepting way of thinking about my disorder. And I had just gotten a good Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-68946077256178451832010-02-03T09:14:08.049-08:002010-02-03T09:14:08.049-08:00Hi, Wildflowersandweeds. You have to forgive me fo...Hi, Wildflowersandweeds. You have to forgive me for my "straight" reporting here. I was trying to be faithful to Watters' account without my own views getting in the way. I was strongly tempted to provide some context, but then it would have been a piece about how I saw the dots connected rather than how Watters saw them.<br /><br />So thanks for giving me the opportunity to put John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-31009349330402285302010-02-03T08:26:23.160-08:002010-02-03T08:26:23.160-08:00Something to think about indeed. Isn't this a ...Something to think about indeed. Isn't this a case of nature and nurture. Environment as well as genetics. Awareness does bring about dialouge, thus resposibility...at least I thought that's how it was supposed to work?!<br /><br />I don't really get it. So America is penalized, if not having fingers pointed at for having heightened or excacerbated mental illnesses. We have freedom ofwildflowersandweedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581085721362877997noreply@blogger.com