mental illness

From Wikipedia:

"In 1970 there were 413,066 beds in state and county mental hospitals in the United States. By 1988, this number had decreased to 119,033. By 1998, it was 63,526 beds.  Read More »

In a country that takes pride in its multiculturalism, open mindedness, and tolerance; as Canadians we remain stereotypical. People with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia could participate in society. However, when someone says mental illness, most people think something negative; like violence, danger, or weakness.  Read More »

No one knows his name, but everyone around here knows him on sight. He is shorter than I am, maybe 5'6" with graying hair and a beard that looks more like he's simply forgotten to shave for several days than a true attempt to keep a beard. His eyes are this pale grey color that, while expressive, always seems to look vacant.  Read More »

Every single living person has flaws. Some try to hide them. Scared of opinions, or what they will be labeled as. Most are living behind masks, trying to cover physical obscenities that no matter how hard worked on will still remain imperfect in the fairy tale reality of today.  Read More »

At least it is according to Daniel Johnston, a song writer that lives in Waller, Texas. If you haven't seen the documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" you need to.

Who is Daniel Johnston?
He is probably best known for his song Casper the Friendly Ghost, which was inspired by the comic book and later adapted to the shoe. Another really good song is Speedy Motorcycle (look it up).  Read More »

Recently for history, I've been reading a book title, Hitler. The book gives a description of Hitler's life from birth until death. Over the past 5 years or so, I have taken a large interest in dictators when I'm bored. Hitler to me is a truly perplexing case. Most people claim that Hitler is an awful man, and I agree that he did horrible, horrible things.  Read More »

It has come to my attention that there are thousands of people that have been diagnosed with a certain category of psychiatric disorder that have been shoved to the back burner far many more times then any other by both the professional community and the general public at large.  Read More »

If you haven't already, I invite you to read the following News Article, loosely based around Steven Kazmierczak's mental state on Valentine's Day:

http://kai03.qwest.com/WindowsLive/Media/News/NewsDetail.aspx?cat=Health...  Read More »