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Somewhat serious mental health discussion
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:35 pm
If someone in your household is mentally unstable, either permanently or temporarily, what do you do as precaution?
Would you remove firearms, prescription medicines, or other potentially harmful things?
Would you report abnormal behavior to law enforcement?
Would you delve into their private communications to learn more about the extent of their troubles?
How far should or would you go?
Would you remove firearms, prescription medicines, or other potentially harmful things?
Would you report abnormal behavior to law enforcement?
Would you delve into their private communications to learn more about the extent of their troubles?
How far should or would you go?
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:35 pm to Btrtigerfan
I'd take away his posting privileges.
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:36 pm to Btrtigerfan
Don't do it
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:36 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:
How far should or would you go?
divorce her
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:36 pm to Btrtigerfan
So thats why my family put all the guns and meds in the safe and didn't tell me the combination
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:37 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:
what do you do as precaution?
spouse-divorce
child- divorce
family member- divorce
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:37 pm to arseinclarse
Getting banned could be triggering. I wouldn't go that far.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:37 pm to Btrtigerfan
Glad suddenly everyone is now a doctor and can diagnose their friends with a mental condition.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:38 pm to Btrtigerfan
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How far should or would you go?
It depends on the extent of their mental illness and what precautions need to be taken. There is no one answer for every situation.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:39 pm to SundayFunday
does she watch those investigative discovery shows about spouses offing each other?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:42 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:
If someone in your household is mentally unstable, either permanently or temporarily, what do you do as precaution?
Would you remove firearms, prescription medicines, or other potentially harmful things?
Would you report abnormal behavior to law enforcement?
Would you delve into their private communications to learn more about the extent of their troubles?
How far should or would you go?
How can anyone answer this? Who is it? What are they doing to make you this concerned? If the person is that close to you, it seems like the next steps would be common sense. You know their triggers.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:43 pm to NoHoTiger
Most people judge normalcy based on what they themselves would do. This is a wide range that can vary between the extremes. How would anyone, or any group define impaired?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:46 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:Seek professional help for the unstable individual.
Btrtigerfan
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:46 pm to Btrtigerfan
I would get complete control over all guns and drugs and would monitor all communications that I could, seek counseling and try too make sure that I am speaking and interacting at a high level daily with them to gauge their state on mind.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:47 pm to CQQ
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How can anyone answer this? Who is it? What are they doing to make you this concerned? If the person is that close to you, it seems like the next steps would be common sense. You know their triggers.
I am speaking hypothetically. I can see if I were a parent, I might want to protect my child from being institutionalized if possible. I might make the wrong decision in doing nothing because I am biased. Should anyone have the authority to go around my wishes for my child?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:02 pm to Btrtigerfan
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How would anyone, or any group define impaired?
exactly...lots of normal people do some fricked up shite and lots of crazy people live fairly normal lives. Just throws a monkey wrench right into standard scripted responses.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:04 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Should anyone have the authority to go around my wishes for my child?
Yes. If it is found that your child is a danger to himself or others and you are not willing to do what needs to be done, then a psychological hold may be warranted. That doesn't mean life-long institutionalization, but until they can be fully assessed and a treatment plan, if needed, determined.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:20 pm to NoHoTiger
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If it is found that your child is a danger to himself or others and you are not willing to do what needs to be done, then a psychological hold may be warranted.
so what happened with Adam Lanza? His mother couldn't get help from anyone apparently.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:27 pm to tigerinthebueche
I work in metal health.. as someone who sees this on a daily basis.... absolutely remove any weapons, drugs, and alcohol from the home. Are they under a doctors care? If not then get them there NOW! Mental illness has a stigma about it to some still, but it is just like any medical condition, its an illness that needs treated and under the right medication can thrive to live a normal life. If it isnt treated "or self medicated" then it can get scary.
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