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Wow. Clearly this man (in the article linked below) was psychotic. The way the reporter covers his hallucinations and delusions are spot on for someone suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The reporter never mentions schizophrenia, though – amazing! This article is the first one I have read where the reporter/writer shied away from giving a diagnosis as soon as a crime happens.
Trigger Warning on this article – it is a very accurate description of psychosis and made me feel a little muddy in the head reading it because of the memories it triggered.
I have some questions about this man’s situation. How did he get a gun? (The article doesn’t say if he owned one, bought one, or has always been around them – this seems important). Also, he was having severe symptoms for two years (did I read that correctly?). No one noticed anything bizarre? Why do people keep slipping through the cracks? What is happening? What can we do to help people before a tragedy occurs?
This latest tragedy is terrible on so many levels. Once the young man has proper medication, it is likely that his psychosis will clear up, and he will suffer from tremendous guilt and self-hatred for hurting someone. He will have to live with the actions he committed while psychotic. The other part of this tragedy is for all people with a mental illness; we all look dangerous which is rarely the case. Of course, someone was hurt, and that is always the worst part of any incident like this.
This story saddens me so deeply for everyone involved. We need better treatment and laws. I simply don’t have all the answers for what the best treatment and better laws would be.
I found it to be very sad. Probably for the same reasons you are questioning.
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If I read it right, he was psychotic for two years!!!! WOW! That is awful.
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Absolutely horrific! Poor thing – really! To believe all this is going on for two years! It had to be very painful.
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I agree!!!
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This hit home. I know some one close to me who suffers from this illness. She is in full blown psychosis and her C.P.N. and professional support don’t take her thoughtfulness seriously. She is nearing the end of fighting each negative thought /voice with a positive one. She has started to drink. It is the only thin g that drowns out the voices. I have had a major blow out with her support but they don’t feel she needs in patient treatment. Is my loved one going to end up a statistic? It makes me so mad. People with mental illnesses are more likely to harm themselves than another person. When are people -society going t get it!
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Sorry to hear about this happening. I hope you can get her help soon. The system of care is so broken.
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