Tag: nami
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laws do not protect the mentally ill
For six long years my friend’s son refused any and all help, embarking instead into the tumultuous, incoherent world of severe mental illness. Haunted by a host of fears, he became a hermit in the forests of their family farm. Fearful of even the food his sister left in boxes on the trails he traveled,…
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mental illness comes to family
Mental illness leaves the best of homes bewildered by its presence. We were caught off guard when it visited us. Our usually placid, calm family member was agitated, fell easily into tears and experienced things out of our realm of understanding. At the hospital’s locked ward, we sat in a family circle and listened to…