The ugly head of ignorance , once again makes it's self known.......

I recently read an article, where an ER nurse, said Nurses and even Lay People should be taught how to deal with people who are in psychiatric distress.....the same as CPR is taught ........do you suppose that trend would catch on (ha!)

I have "bipolar" on my medical id bracelet, just in case I need "crazy spray".

I think what offends me most is that it says, "You can't fix stupid".

I did post a comment about that on the picture. Something to the effect of:

So, whoever originally posted this associated STUPID with being in PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS. The fact that the vast majority of you not only agree, but joke and add more psychiatric medications, going as far as wishing for "an aerosol spray for the crazies and just be done with it". Do you realize that this is facebook and chances are that a mentally ill person will see this? They'd most likely be afraid of any paramedic if that event were to occur. Take some more patient care classes and don't joke about something like this on a public forum.

Chances are that someone will come back with something calling me crazy, but I had to say it.

Sometime I wish I could spray myself but damn this is on a serious note kinda cruel.

There is no mention of bipolar on the picture or in the responses. My main point was that these EMT/paramedics look at being hysterical (by some emotional trauma) or in any form of psychosis as equal to stupid. Their words, not mine.

Doesn't matter. Nobody outside of someone who has been through that or knowing someone who has is going to care anyway (on facebook, I mean).

I have actually been chemically restrained and it was horrid.

Been thinking about this post all day. Stigma for mental illness drives me rank. I want to add a positive post I found in Christianity Today on-line about fighting against the stigma. It is really a breath of fresh air.

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women/2012/03/what_jason_russells_mental_bre.html?utm_source=ctdirect-html&utm_medium=eNews&utm_term=9737891&utm_content=122402270&utm_campaign=2012

I read your link, and it was shocking. I can take a joke, but it was so horrific. I wonder how many of those who commented are working on Master's degrees or Ph.d's or even any kind of post secondary degree, like many are doing in this forum? I think the stupid find the mentally ill stupid. Because they have probably never met anyone mentally ill, because the mentally ill were too afraid to say anything, for fear of being stigmatized

well that was a good heaping dose of heartless. wow. what fuckin assholes.

ive been called a lot of things, stupid has never been on that list.

hanna, loved your response. good stuff.

This is a really sad case. Its amazing how people treat those with mental illness in the 21st Century. You would think we would be passed this controversy by now. Someone without Bipolar said the other day, I guess I am just having a bipolar moment. I wanted to choke her.

hmmm....
what is it that`s offending you? the image or the responses?

to me i saw that picture as a satire of blame culture and pharmaceutical greed; certainly not offensive.

i didn`t read the comments, but it doesn`t matter WHAT the subject is, someone somewhere will always have a comment or opinion that`s woefully ill-informed.

try not to get too worked up over it, idiots are everywhere, use them for entertainment! :D