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Offering services in not the same as forcing services to me.  Also, in my opinion any "locked facility" is a jail. 

Carl

Corvallis

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I attended a recent Mental Health series and had a chance to listen to her.  She clearly was not happy with being coerced into submission by psychiatrists.  I did not hear her say she was glad they did that.

I'm assuming also that whatever she offers as help, she would not force it down peoples throats.

However, I may be wrong.  It's not exactly clear who she is working for.

Carl Dornfeld

Corvallis

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People (the media, the public, mental health professionals, virtually everyone) seems to believe that mental illness is just like physical illness.  I believe "mental illness" is just like conflict.

One person (usually the one who has connections to power or is in power, i.e., psychiatrists, family, the police, try to convince another person that they are "ill" disregarding what the definition of illness is. 

I don't believe disagreement between people can ever be defined as disease.  This is dishonest. 

But apparently I'm in the minority.

I thank Listen Out Loud for inviting David Oaks to the discussion.  Maybe next time we'll be here more from the true victims of this religion of psychiatry.

Everyone must understand that no one can disprove their "mental illness."

Thank you!

Carl

Corvallis, OR

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