When Police Intervene

Well said....What does it say about our society that we even know about these things? Or even that there is a board to discuss it...(and I'm ON IT !!)

Good for you. Both for realizing kdot is the one who is dangerous, and for being willing to look for help if you need it...
It's ironic that I tripped on this site while waiting for my own research paper to print...the subject is :" The Misconceptions and Abuses of a Bipolar Diagnosis".
Remember that many people today use "bipolar" as a blanket term for any number of mental health issues... few actually understand the disease, how many levels there are, or even what it actually means...
You're living it...but you can't teach everyone.
"Illegitimus non carborundum"
(Don't let the ******** grind you down)

Don't bother trying to educate kdot...There are times that ignorance is best ignored.

psychmajor,
Kudos...I've been married to a bipolar man for 18 years... it hasn't been easy, but opinions like kdot's actually frighten me. (a little Mengele anyone?).
Oh, by the way, kdot...I am a nurse. I find it very hard to believe you've ever been near an NCLEX.

you are evil.....

think of your best friend-if he/she were suffering from something that was causing themselves harm but they wouldn't admit it or seek help for this problem, how would you as their friend help them to get the help that they need to not seriously hurt themselves or even kill themselves? your best bet is to seek help from the authorities, whether that is in the form of SMART or just an ER placing your friend on a psychiatric hold the involuntary hold that you seem to find so offense is the best way to get help for your friend and possibly save their life. it is not like people are randomly being held and then dissapearing into thin air, we are talking about sick people that could be a danger to themselves or others.these holds are done on the basis of third party information that is used in combination with the information that the authorities get from the person being considered for a hold. its not like the police or a SMART team is just going to knock on someone's door that they personally find offensive or don't agree with and place them on a hold. these holds are used as a last choice for friends and family members of people that are ill andin need of help but won't get the help themselves because for one reason or another they think nothing is wrong. whether briteny has bpd or not she is obviously ill and in need of help she won't admit to. i commend her family and those close to her for finally doing the right thing and using all available resources to get her help.

think of your best friend-if he/she were suffering from something that was causing themselves harm but they wouldn't admit it or seek help for this problem, how would you as their friend help them to get the help that they need to not seriously hurt themselves or even kill themselves? your best bet is to seek help from the authorities, whether that is in the form of SMART or just an ER placing your friend on a psychiatric hold the involuntary hold that you seem to find so offense is the best way to get help for your friend and possibly save their life. it is not like people are randomly being held and then dissapearing into thin air, we are talking about sick people that could be a danger to themselves or others.these holds are done on the basis of third party information that is used in combination with the information that the authorities get from the person being considered for a hold. its not like the police or a SMART team is just going to knock on someone's door that they personally find offensive or don't agree with and place them on a hold. these holds are used as a last choice for friends and family members of people that are ill andin need of help but won't get the help themselves because for one reason or another they think nothing is wrong. whether briteny has bpd or not she is obviously ill and in need of help she won't admit to. i commend her family and those close to her for finally doing the right thing and using all available resources to get her help.

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I believe anyone with a mental illness or bi polar disorder should be institutionalized. These are the people who murder their children and parents. Just my opinion

kdot, I understand that you are a nurse. Allow me to tell you a bit about myself. I could read when I was two years old. When I was 13 I won the national championship in trampoline; placing first in both preliminary and final rounds. I have won numerous athletic and academic awards. As well as playing first chair flute and first chair trumpet in my high school band. I can play 8 wind instruments, 2 percussion instruments, and now I am working on the string family. Primarily violin, but electric and bass guitar as well. I have complete administrative control of a successful HVAC business owned by my dad, who took my advice and started his own business. I am a full-time student, and a mother of three wonderful children. Let me tell you about my son. He is 9 years old. He always stands up for the other children on the playground when they are picked on. He plays piano, electric and acoustic guitars, and will get to play the recorder with his classmates in the spring concert. He can draw much better than most adults. When he grows up he wants to be a police officer so that he can help people to be safe and happy.
I thought you needed this information because I was hoping you could refer us to the institution that best fits our needs. We both have bipolar disorder. Where do you propose we do and what do you propose would become of my two girls, who don't have bipolar. My ex-husband has bipolar as well. I have no criminal record, not even a traffic ticket, so you should know that, too. I am doing a research paper on discrimination against the mentally ill, and this material is priceless! Thanks for the quotes! I am sure all of the professors in the health-care field will have fun making you the butt of their jokes. Of course, I will rearrange your posts to make you sound as inept to be a nurse as possible, but you put it out there. Where did you buy that nursing certificate? E-Bay? No one educated in health care would recommend locking up an entire population, nor suggest drilling holes in the heads of persons with mental illness. (this is the most sadistic thing I have read, your parents must be so proud of you!) This reminds me of Adolph Hitler's philosophy of a superior race. How twisted you are to suggest this form of treatment (genocide). Perhaps you should check yourself in for examination.
Just tell me where my son and I should check in.

kdot, you call yourself a nurse? I am a college student doing a thesis on discrimination against the mentally ill. Guess what!! Since you are a nurse, you are a credible source. You can revel in the fact that your backwards comments will help me get a great grade on the paper, and it will be exposed to a group of scholars who will surely get a great laugh out of this for a great amount of time. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I have won numerous academic rewards in school, and when I was 13 I won a national championship in trampoline. I placed first in both preliminary and final competitions. I can play 8 wind instruments, and I am now working on the string family. Primarily the violin, but also the electric guitar and bass guitar. I am a full-time student majoring in psychology. I work full-time at the HVAC company my dad I started when I was 19. I am in charge of everything but servicing furnaces and air conditioners. I am also the mother of three wonderful children, but let me tell you about my son. He is nine years old, plays electric and acoustic guitar, piano, and will begin playing the recorder soon. He is an amazing baseball player. He can draw better than most adults and engineers complicated obstacle courses with everyday items. He always looks out for younger and smaller children when they are picked on. Do I sound like I want to kill my child? I told you about us because we both have have bipolar disorder and I was wonderring if you could recommend the right institution for us. Perhaps you could just tell us where we can check in? What would become of my two daughters? Anyway, thanks for the quote for my paper! Like I said, it will generate lots of laughs. Where did you buy your nursing certificate?

ETHER58,
It is "points of view" because you have multiple points, where "of view" is describing those points.

ETHER58, it is "points of view" since the point, or position is the thing you have multiples of. "Of view" describes the point.