I think you've misunderstood the concept of mental illness.
Being mentally ill, doing those things would be perfectly natural.
(except the Charlatans bit, that's psychotic.)

I met a guy with bipolar who's doctor had stopped his meds because he would take them randomly.
He told the doc he was crazy but apparently he was still supposed to behave rationally to qualify for treatment.
Twats.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Thu 19 Sep 2013, 16:33, 1 reply)

Hmm.
I'm not defending GP's who on the whole are rather useless with regards mental health however if your friend was abusing his meds in an effort to overdose he/she would/should have been given a shorter length prescription, if they had been taking there meds in a way that wasn't prescribed then there's a chance they would be ineffectual, which negates the point. Further more if ssymptoms of your mental illness manifest in violence it is absolutely your duty to maintain treatment as advised by your mental health provider. If you are unable to do this then unfortunately your best off in psychiatric care. Apologies for poor grammar/spelling
(immadme, Fri 20 Sep 2013, 15:24, closed)

I agree with you in principle but I don't think the onus should be
on the patient to do or decide any of this. If you want him to behave rationally tell him first not to be mentally ill.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Fri 20 Sep 2013, 18:11, closed)