If you could mooch off the system, would you?

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  • robbieforgotpw
    9 years ago | pl

    All able bodied people should work

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    • RoseIsabella
      9 years ago | pl

      What about those who are on disability because they suffer from severe mental illness? Then again, the brain is part of the body and you did say able bodied.

      Is it normal that I have much compassion for the the mentally ill but very little for substance abusers.

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      • Tommythecat.
        9 years ago | pl

        But remember that ALOT of mentally ill people are also substance abusers. Many are substance abusers because they are mentally unstable in the first place i think. You are totally right about the brain being a part of being "able bodied" as your brain controls your body.

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        • RoseIsabella
          9 years ago | pl

          Touché, Tommy Kat.

          Most severe mental illnesses don't come into full bloom until the person is in their late teens or twenties which is the same time the most people start to experiment with drugs and alcohol. So is the person crazy from substance abuse or is the substance abuse an attempt at self medication? It's sort of a which came first the chicken or the egg scenario.

          I guess I just get annoyed at how tolerant mainstream culture is of addiction and how supportive it is of recovery among addicts however it's not rushing to wrap it's arms around the mentally ill such as Bipolar and Borderline Personality people.

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          • [Old Memory]
            9 years ago | pl

            I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I spent almost a year straight in and out of the mental ward. And a few back in my teens.

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          • Tommythecat.
            9 years ago | pl

            I guess it's because we can see people abusing substances, where as its hard to see a mental illness sometimes, it's hard to know what's going on inside people who are hurting.

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            • RoseIsabella
              9 years ago | pl

              True that. I get angry about it because the mentally ill person never had the choice or opportunity not to have that first episode. I just recently learned that people with Borderline Personality Disorder are more sensitive to adrenaline rushes than other people which may explain why they experience emotions so much more intensely than most people.

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              • Tommythecat.
                9 years ago | pl

                Oh yes, they do feel very intensely at times. The problem is what you see is them being a moody jerk but underneath they're panicking. So it's easy to write them off as no good i suppose. When the whole time they're afraid of being no good. They also self medicate A SHIT TON, some basically constantly. And that always makes behaviour worse. Trust me I know how bad self medicating constantly can alter your perspectives.

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      • robbieforgotpw
        9 years ago | pl

        I'm just against the able bodied bums who are gaming the system. Those who can work should work right?

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