RE: devilsbeast21 Nov 2019 08:38
DB thanks for the description of schizophrenia using google. However, I might not need it. I have a reasonable understanding of the condition- I have had consultant psychiatrists say that for a non professional I have remarkable depth of knowledge on the subject, particularly with regard to palliative treatments, the efficacy of various drug or treatment regimes, spotting identifying symptoms on relapse and providing support.I was a carer for 50 years, read much on the subject, spent time in wards, met other schizophrenics, their families and many medical professionals. What that experience has taught me is that it is a very serious disease and the victims and their families are stigmatised, in the past quite considerably so. However, in recent times mental health conditions are recognised more as an illness by society. Certainly no one would use other serious conditions to imply insult to others using illnesses such as cancer, MS, Parkinson’s etc. So as its education on the subject that you wish to provide me, I thought it only reasonable to reciprocate and say that I find it wholly unpleasant to see a desease that has caused, and causes, so much distress to the victims and their families used as a tool to try to denigrate another- that sort of thing nourishes and promulgates the social stigma with mental illness that is such societal problem. I genuinely hope that you might consider your language, it was very wrong and insulting to those dealing with the issue.