Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Defending the USA (poverty)

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The leading cause of mental illness in the world is drug useage.
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I beg to differ. My former brother-in-law never took drugs, but he has been afflicted with mental illness since his teens. My daughter never took drugs, and she has bipolar disorder. My son had a classmate who committed suicide at the age of 12, and he never took drugs. I could go on and on.
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Instead, people often take drugs in an attempt to self-medicate. They sense something's not quite right and drugs make them feel better.
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I am again not trying to be offensive but I wonder what circumstances surrounded this young womans demise to homelessness.
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She wasn't young. She was probably in her 40's. She said it was because of her mental ilness. She couldn't keep a job, couldn't manage her money.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle