I'd like to start this with a clip from my novel Deaf, Dumb, Blind & Stupid: There are so
many people who are plagued with ADD, ADHD, PTSD, BPD, Bipolar and other mental
disorders, and we steadily punish them for their mental differences and
chemical imbalances ... Why are we only sympathetic if OUR child has a mental
disorder? On the contrary, if you know someone else whose child has a mental
disorder, they need a beating ... Somebody needs to hear them, or we as a
country will continue to lose God-gifted people to the hands of death. Either
abused victims will take their own lives, or they will become sadistic and take
somebody else’s life. If we don’t discern their hearts and pray for them, these
are the consequences that will be suffered among teenagers and among people who
are dying.
Many people talk about gun control being the issue. I
believe mental illness is the issue (and we want to do something about it after
the fact). It’s time for us to get our heads out of the sand and be proactive
in saving people (especially the next generation). Instead of cursing those
with mental illness, they deserve love and respect just like we do. I
personally believe the media is using “gun control” for political reasons.
Seriously, guns don't hate or kill, people do. Gun control won’t solve the
problem. Dealing with the root of mental illness (but more importantly sin) is
how to deal with hatred! We can talk gun control all over the place, watch
there be more homicides. Remember illegal business controls America.
Something to think about.
My plea is for the mothers of America to not put a band-aid on
this thing called mental illness. Parents look at that as an embarrassment
(ruining the image of the mother). How do I know this? I have a mental illness
and in therapy. Now, will my illness make me go out and kill someone? No! For
some it might. Now when it comes to suicide, the possibility is greater &
we struggle with that regularly. I pray that mothers of America stop
living in denial when abuse is happening in your home and you actually know it.
Back to suicide, when a person has a mental illness (and no one even bothers to
look at it), it's no surprise if they become sadistic. Adding insult to injury,
when we even think of suicide or actually proceed with it, we're looked at as
outcasts.
In the AA community, mental illness is looked at as the
“dirty or little black secret.” We can never see the truth if we stay in
darkness. Sadly, we put stereotypes on people, every situation must be evaluated.
Some would say if blacks murdered, they’re a criminal. If whites murdered, they
have a mental illness. That stereotype is totally wrong. Every situation must
be evaluated. If I were to murder someone, they wouldn't say I have a mental
illness, but use the stigma that "I'm black!" Never mind the fact I
have a mental illness. Every part of our bodies get sick, even the mind (I
don’t care how holy you think you are, it gets sick like every other part of
your body). Yes, we do have battles in the mind, but there’s nothing wrong with
seeking help if you have a mental disorder. But for some of us, we’re so holy
that we want to preach over their heads talking down to them like they ARE
stupid. But if it was your child, you’d want everyone to stop what they were
doing and help your child, pray for you and your child. That shows how selfish
we are.
There are some who know people with mental illness, and you
intentionally make them the poster child and talk down on them like they’re
stupid. How dare you?
And there are some who say that the shooter should’ve just
shot himself. Here’s my response: We as a country glorify death, provided we
don't have to give up our own lives.
If you have a moment, I have a YouTube link on my wall
(about abuse/mental illness), check it out.
