The Mislead Stigmatism of Mental Illness

I became infuriated spell reading a summon from Payne County District Attorney snargon Hudson. Hudson referred to a suspect who had been diagnosed as a paranoid insane s flat years ahead he altogetheregedly pushover an Oklahoma State University pupil from Enid on June 25, 1996. According to a story in the Sept. 24, 1997 Tulsa World, Hudson said, `You cant even walk down the lane or ride a bicycle without, in the confirm of your mind thinking, I hope nigh goofball doesnt drive by with a gun.` Since October is National noetic Health Awareness Month, I feel it is my duty to take for a conscious drift to enlighten Mr. Hudson and people who are like him. Please dont engender me wrong. I grieve for the dupes, including the student, doyen Rogers, who was only 24 when he was killed. I grieve for his biking beau who was paralyzed immediately aft(prenominal) a bullet perforated both of his lungs. But what Hudson seemingly doesnt realize is that we are all subject to the ons laught of mental illness.\nAttorneys, psychiatrists, doctors and almost anyone could develop schizophrenic disorder or bipolar frenetic depression. It could be you. It doesnt have to be genetic. It is like cancer, a summation attack or AIDS. psychogenic illness does not discriminate. at that place are, of course, people who are more susceptible to it. I dont remember the `goofball` was part of a gang who deliberately killed mortal as part of an initiation. He was a person who had no control over his actions at the time of the shooting. The `goofball` probably didnt have access to health check care or a family or friends to care for him. At one point, I share Hudsons ignorance concerning mental illness. That changed for me when someone I was close to fell exploit to this all-too-common problem. I drove this victim to a psychiatric hospital where he voluntarily was admitted. Diagnosed with bipolar manic depression, two weeks later(prenominal) he left the hospital. It was two months though before he felt normal. There was no trace of this...