Totally understand what you are saying but what I believe is that so little is done in the medical field for this type of illness.  All patients are at the mercy of the psychiatrist who (if they are NOT state employees) try to adjust your "cocktail" until the right cocktail seems to work, All  trial and error b/c so little is actually known. There hasn't been enough research, and even if the right "cocktail" is prescribed to you, eventually that doesn't work and you are back at square one. It is frustrating - very frustrating especially on the state level. I think a good majority of them need to be on meds. All we can hope for are people to take a stance and stop hiding the fact that people w/these diseases exist, they are not lepers, they are people with real medical problems just like someone who is diabetic. I speak openly about my family, some of my own family do not want to hear about it - taboo.  I think it was Robin Williams that once said "Everyone has to be a little bozo to exist in this world"!  Sorry for rambling!  Terri

Enjoy you comments as usual.

As always -  good job. I'd love to see some artwork with your poems.

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