>
>
> Scuse me - but schizophrenia is not a mental illness but a
> neurological difference. That schizophrenics may find it difficult to
> function in society and may suffer from increased rates of co-morbids
> and mental illness is undeniable - but nevertheless, it's not a
> disease.

> On 12 Apr, 15:55, Absorbed hotmail.com> wrote:

>> I think the real problem is peoples' stigma related to being nuts. I
>> didn't even consider that she might feel stigmatized or that people
>> might think I was harsh due to their belief that being nuts is a stigma.
>> I accept that my judgement was based on little information and could
>> easily be incorrect, but I don't accept that it was somehow wrong to do
>> so because others consider insanity a stigma. A friend of mine was
>> diagonised a schizophrenic, and he used to feel shameful about it. If
>> there was no stigma, then such shame wouldn't exist.

>
> I agree that there is a stigma associated with mental illness, which
> is often unfortunate, unnecessary and causes additional suffering.
>
> I also accept that you offered advice in a genuine spirit of
> helpfulness. It may be that she does need to see a doctor.
>
> However, without knowing if she is suffering from auditory
> hallucinations on a regular basis and if she's doing anything to
> induce them I thought your advice was premature. ...

> On 12 Apr, 17:09, The Speaking Clock live.co.uk> wrote:

>> Scuse me - but schizophrenia is not a mental illness but a
>> neurological difference. That schizophrenics may find it difficult to
>> function in society and may suffer from increased rates of co-morbids
>> and mental illness is undeniable - but nevertheless, it's not a
>> disease.

> ... I'm not sure you can make your distinction between
> schizophrenia and illness fly. At it's root isn't schizophrenia an
> impaired ability to perceive and express reality?

> On 12 Apr, 17:09, The Speaking Clock live.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>

>> Scuse me - but schizophrenia is not a mental illness but a
>> neurological difference.  That schizophrenics may find it difficult to
>> function in society and may suffer from increased rates of co-morbids
>> and mental illness is undeniable - but nevertheless, it's not a
>> disease.

>
> I apologise if you think I've been insensitive about your Aspergers.
>

> However, I'm not sure you can make your distinction between
> schizophrenia and illness fly. At it's root isn't schizophrenia an
> impaired ability to perceive and express reality?

>
> Geez, I thought this was alt.magick, not alt.pompous.ass

> It was only 1 voice, and it was neither threatening or frightening and
> did not command me to do anything either against the law and/or
> violent, a doctor wouldn't be needed for such a thing. The "still,
> small voice inside."

> Wasn't joining or coming here for advice, perhaps I just tuned into
> some bad vibes and was SENT here to exstinguish an argumentative and
> disagreeable influence...

> Lighten up sweetie, life is not all about proving that everyone else
> is wrong or inferior if they have a different viewpoint --

> These days
> it's widely known I'm an aspie, and this stops the people who want to
> consider themselves as 'good people' from burning my ass at the stake
> in thier eternal witch hunt, but that's only because they don't know
> that aspergers is a small skip and a jump from schizophrenia.

>
> At it's root schizophrenia is a neurological difference whereby people
> perceive a different level of reality and have great difficulty
> understanding why people constantly lie to themselves, and have a
> great deal of difficultly expressing this to people who cannot
> understand that they are lying to themselves either. Understandably,
> most of them go completely fruitloop living in a reality populated
> with so many liars.

> Scuse me - but schizophrenia is not a mental illness but a
> neurological difference. That schizophrenics may find it difficult to
> function in society and may suffer from increased rates of co-morbids
> and mental illness is undeniable - but nevertheless, it's not a
> disease.

> The Speaking Clock live.co.uk> writes:
>

>> Scuse me - but schizophrenia is not a mental illness but a
>> neurological difference. That schizophrenics may find it difficult to
>> function in society and may suffer from increased rates of co-morbids
>> and mental illness is undeniable - but nevertheless, it's not a
>> disease.

>
> "He's not dead - he's metabolically challenged."
>
> "She did not lose her right arm - she chose to become differently limbed."
>
> "He is not dying of cancer - he has shown admirable moral character by
> liberating and empowering his formerly oppressed cells."

>On Apr 12, 4:22 pm, HG wrote:

>> The Speaking Clock live.co.uk> writes:
>>

>>> Scuse me - but schizophrenia is not a mental illness but a
>>> neurological...