Posted by AlexCanada on November 2, 2012, at 9:38:16
In reply to Let us not ridicule the person., posted by SLS on October 26, 2012, at 0:03:05
Lou has never stated he has any mental illness to speak of because he has none. He cannot relate to the severe mental issues of the individuals on this forum and he somehow feels he is qualified to tell us to ditch the meds and exclusively embrace prayer. That is the problem.
Lou does not realize the great danger he is committing with his anti-med agenda. Especially considering he has no idea what we are going through. He will never know what it means to suffer from melancholic depression, panic disorder, GAD, PTSD, Phychotic depression, and a whole range of other issues which so many are struggling with on this forum.
We are here for help and support. Lou has never expressed any opinion which does not involve Dropping all medication. This includes fear tactics of cherry picked articles and youtube videos to scare people into thinking that we are all going to become serial killers due to taking medication. It sounds rediculous because quite frankly it is.
His behaviour is repulsive and the fact of the matter is that he is causing much harm and suffering. He is oblivious to it as many people who push the anti-med agenda are but he is one of those individuals who does genuinely feel the human brain is the only organ in the human body which somehow cannot get sick. This defies logic. For him to discourage people from taking their meds by using a misinformed anti-med agenda when he himself cannot even relate to anyone here is very dangerous.
He does not suffer from issues which we deal with on a daily basis. He does not understand. He feels qualified to tell us to drop the medication regardless of our plight and regardless of what our doctors advise us.
That is the problem. Lou is causing tremendous harm. Hopefully something will be done about this because too many lives are at risk.
> Lou Pilder is a person. He is not his opinions. I disagree with most of his opinions, but I try not to make him the object of ridicule. I like to think that I succeed, but I may not.
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> In my opinion, ridicule is ugly, and it makes Psycho-Babble a less attractive place.
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> I can't know for sure that Lou Pilder has an Axis I mental illness. However, having a mental illness doesn't preclude other people from posting here without being ridiculed.
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> Of course, the above is just one person's opinion. I just hope that no one will ridicule me for offering it. Contrary to what some people think, I do have feelings, and can be hurt. Lou Pilder demonstrates great resiliency in the face of ridicule. I am not sure that I would be so resilient. If nothing else, Lou Pilder is determined and not easily deterred by ridicule and personal attacks. I wish I were more like him in this respect.
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> - Scott
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