tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post7125696001784946282..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Rerun- Is Mental Illness an American Disease?John McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-64584641793759307932010-10-15T12:44:03.592-07:002010-10-15T12:44:03.592-07:00“As a society we seem to spend more time finding f...“As a society we seem to spend more time finding fault than we do solving problems.” --- Tony<br /><br />Right on Tony! Just read through some of these Internet blogs relating to mental disorders and you’ll find individuals blaming their doctors, medications, therapies, hospitals, institutions, the government etc., etc. to which you ought to throw in the more prevalent litigious society we’ve herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968393732209782959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-16914200154158776202010-10-07T12:14:15.475-07:002010-10-07T12:14:15.475-07:00Hey, Tony. This is very perceptive. One thing I ha...Hey, Tony. This is very perceptive. One thing I have noticed over the years - the people who actually get better are the ones who don't point fingers or cast blame. Yes, they want insight into cause and effect so they won't get themselves into similar situations in the future, such as an abusive relationship or toxic working situation. But the bottom line is they want practical tools to John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-19262409941758677302010-10-07T12:04:40.037-07:002010-10-07T12:04:40.037-07:00Hey, Ethan. So glad you enjoyed my piece. I'm ...Hey, Ethan. So glad you enjoyed my piece. I'm serve on the board of NAMI San Diego, so the idea that our our attempts to bust stigma may in fact be increasing stigma sent a jolt through me.<br /><br />Coincidentally, tomorrow NAMI SD will be honoring Katie Cadigan - producer and director of "When Medicine Got It Wrong" at our annual dinner. The film documents the gross stupidity of John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-29205983283580910832010-10-07T10:30:10.227-07:002010-10-07T10:30:10.227-07:00Robin Says: "What is it about our culture tha...Robin Says: "<i>What is it about our culture that leads to all these illnesses?</i>"<br /><br />As John points out modern life brings about all kinds of stress, and that most certainly has a lot to with cause.<br /><br />But what perpetuates it? What stands in the way of real recovery?<br /><br />In my experience of being exposed to lots of different cultures, one thing that stands outTony Previtehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309260834779696845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-87118731470805654252010-10-07T10:17:50.243-07:002010-10-07T10:17:50.243-07:00So pleased to see this column on my NYT piece and ...So pleased to see this column on my NYT piece and the responses. As to the criticism I carried it to far all I can say is that it was very difficult to fit the ideas in the book into that shorter form. Some hairs that needed slitting went unsplit so to speak. I don't mean to make this a blatant sales pitch for the book but I would hope you'd find it appropriate nuanced to the subject Ethan Wattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561393979537413988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-11027365196096239032010-10-06T23:28:32.537-07:002010-10-06T23:28:32.537-07:00Hey, Gina. Yep, he does carry it too far. I was lo...Hey, Gina. Yep, he does carry it too far. I was looking for more nuances to his article, but there were very few. But at least his views weren't in flagrant violation of the facts. You and I have come across way too much of that. :)John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-91471696763969804872010-10-06T23:22:39.070-07:002010-10-06T23:22:39.070-07:00Hey, Robin. Stress is the big common denominator i...Hey, Robin. Stress is the big common denominator in all the ills you mentioned. In some cases, it may be the cause, but in all cases it makes it worse. There are way too many pressures in modern life, and the things we do to relieve the stress (such as eating junk food) tend to make things worse. The complacency you mentioned fits right in. We try not to think about the consequences.John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-28566863046299138942010-10-06T22:50:23.595-07:002010-10-06T22:50:23.595-07:00interesting column, John.
Ethan makes some good ...interesting column, John. <br /><br />Ethan makes some good points, but like anyone with a "message," he often carries it too far. <br /><br />Robin asks...what is it about our culture? One possibility: It has always attracted people who are unhappy where they are. ;-)Gina Perahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617490362195568500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-9860728937556932512010-10-06T10:24:58.688-07:002010-10-06T10:24:58.688-07:00I missed this the first time around - glad I caugh...I missed this the first time around - glad I caught it this time. I've often wondered how the rest of the world views (and deals with) mental illness. We seem to be at the top of the pack for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc. What it is about our culture that leads to all these illnesses? Complacency perhaps?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677915760784398774noreply@blogger.com