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.
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.
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...
There comes a point where you become desensitized to violence. With a long war going on and intense coverage of deaths, who would be surprised that the majority of teens are absolutely unfazed by killings. However, there is a point where this hits close to home. I was a student of a Virginia high school, as is my little brother, and my youngest brother will be at that point in a few more years.
This entry i going to be a little different.
What's the point of psychology? I mean, really? It's a legitimate question.
For the last two years, I've been under treatment for bipolar disorder and ADHD. I realize it takes time to work things out as far as treatment, but things recently came to a rather difficult point and it's made me think.
Every single day I wake up and wonder where he is. Is he healthy? Is he hungry? Is he hurt? Worst of all is not knowing if he's managed to survive, and when the phone rings in the night I am almost too afraid to answer. Is he still alive?
This blog is my inside look at the mental illness and substance abuse history of a family. It happens to obviously be my family but maybe through analyzing them I can help myself and possibly help someone who reads this.
On my way in to work this morning I noticed that the areas around school were more populated than usual with the sleeping homeless. Now, recently Cleveland has begun to enforce a rule not allowing anyone to stop, loiter, and sleep, etc. at Public Square after 10 pm until 6 am. The justification of this is that it, apparently, will cut down on crime/violence/panhandling/tourist harming and make Public Square seem friendlier/safer/more attractive. This means mostly that the homeless have to find a new place to sleep, preferably somewhere well lit and safe. While shelters do exist, they are often overcrowded and under funded.
