Posts by Royd

Quote: Originally Posted by mom'sfolly  Here in Texas we have at least one person in prison who would be on death row if considered sane.  The patient rights laws cannot compel this person to take psych meds...

Quote: Originally Posted by chickened  I know several Schizophrenic people... they act like two different people... one at work and one at home, one on Sunday and a different person on the other days.  They are...

Well, the line has been drawn and you can no longer arbitrarilly have someone committed, even if you know, without a doubt, that they will harm themselves at sometime in the future. We have accepted that as the status quo, as Patient's...

Quote: Originally Posted by mom'sfolly  Unfortunately, parents, teachers, co-workers, friends, etc can see someone degenerating into mental illness and still not be able to do anything.  Rules in this country for...

Has anyone flown across this country of ours and looked down....Thousands upon thousands of retention dams built into watersheds, only for the purpose of saving it for livestock or irrigation.   .Does anyone realize what this...

Quote: Originally Posted by thaiturkey      A term invented by a guy who was not quite the ticket himself, I recall. Of course, there's always the old standby, index finger to temple, in a...

Quote: Originally Posted by thaiturkey      The UK follows the same gobblegook list of terms. 'Sociopath' include such a wide range of 'disorders' that mild sufferers may be offended to be linked...

Well, I have an interesting story. I went to Southern Idaho on July 9th. It is a desert and this time of year it's covered in a dry grass called Cheat Grass and Sagebrush, which is an oil laden plant.    Being sparsely...

I'd come and visit, but I really don't want to hear the same story every time I come into the room, and those Nazi Nurses won't let me talk about important stuff.

And I loved the line, "In the worst of times, it's the worst of times."