Mental Health Advocacy

Submitted by CIS 41 student Spring 2007

I think that especially in recent times, the tolerance of negativity
in our culture allows for the abuse of those who are deemed inferior
in some way, and are in turn found OK to be tread upon.

The general concept of "cool", a false sense of esteem is what I
believe drives this mentality, Dr's think they are cool in a way and
in turn feel free to reject casual ideas that patients have as well
as well as treat people as if they were stamped out, generalizing to
the point that if one wants to get a degree, but has a mental
illness, that some have the audacity to say that is an unrealistic
goal in that patients life.

From what I know of people who think they're cool, their real true
quality is rejecting people and saying that they are stupid, or
boring, or something of the sort. But on the contrary, many of these
cool people are not good looking, or smart, or wealthy, or even smell
good (I refer to the pheromones in there deodorants and soap). Their
characters are not that appealing seeing how they are always talking
smack, and they lack the ability to perceive some of the most basic
things. All they can claim is a vibe which is built around a lie
supported by rejection.

The mental health system is a lot like this, they wield the power, so
they decide who is cool enough to be free.