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Jody Serrano
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Unfortunately, not enough people see counseling as a helpful tool. I was the same. My wife pushed me to talk to someone, I even pushed her to go back. I used to think that it was all about trying to maintain or suppress disorders, but it’s quite amazing how much my discussions revolve around everyday life. Often it’s… Read more
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I don't believe a psychologist has much right to say what a psychiatrist should say if we are using pathos in an argument. I believe Kanye should be held responsible for actions but people should avoid exploiting him and putting a microphone to him during a manic phase. It's only going to get worse. I have a family… Read more
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Thanks Jody, appreciate the response! Your larger story here was right on point and very well told.
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As someone who has a close family member who’s on the spectrum it’s very personal.
THIS! As someone who has Bi Polar diagnosis (along with some other issues), I am so sick of everyone blaming his asshole behavior on his mental illness!
That’s not how it works.
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I’m so glad you reported this out Jody. If you could, would you be able to do a followup concerning excuses that some people use like Elon Musk and the QAnon shaman that their alleged Autism diagnosis also makes them say and do unethical things? That argument is 1000% crap and a slap in the face to anyone on the… Read more
He should not get any “outs” for his antics. I have been chronically depressed my entire life, have used various substances, and have been VERY hurt by people...yet SOMEHOW I never spouted anything racist- nor have I ever considered harming another individual; physically or verbally. He has a massive God complex,… Read more
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Maybe Kanye’ needs to be put in a conservatorship -- or does that only apply to women?
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I don’t think his mental illness “caused” his racism, and I don’t think it gives him a pass in any way. Read more
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I probably missed it, but has Kanye ever been “officially” declared mentally ill by a true physician, or has his “condition” been just assumed by armchair psychologists like his ex-wife, friends, people on Twitter, himself? I don’t know if he’s done any truly erratic things like running through the streets naked or… Read more
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This is an oversimplification of complex personal issues, but the whole time I was reading this I was thinking about how Britney got trapped in a terribly restrictive conservatorship for way less than the behavior Kanye’s exhibited in the past couple of years. I’m not saying Kanye should have someone siphoning off his… Read more
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The mental illness stops his impulse control. He likely always had these thoughts and ideas, but was well enough to know not to voice them in public. Being off his meds didn’t make him think the thoughts, but what it did do was stop him from knowing he shouldn’t say them out loud. Read more
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I would be SHOCKED if this was Dr. Calhoun’s complete quote. Bipolar disorder includes at least two subtypes, and can be thought of more as a spectrum than a single presentation. Not everyone with Bipolar disorder experiences manic episodes as described, “hypomania” is less extreme and at least as common. Read more
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when I think about this attention whore I think back to a woman I used to work with whose husband and sons had bipolar disorder, and he refused to work (forcing her to work 2 jobs) and was generally a rude surly dickhead to everyone, and I made a comment to her suggesting maybe the dickishness was due to the bipolar… Read more
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Some news outlets were covering up that the primary mode of transmission was anal sex between males who had multiple partners. Making that more clear would have helped.
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