well I have a duel diagnosis of sever depression and PTSD.

I have great doctors who understand these conditions medication constant feedback of how it is working adjustments when need and counseling

nothing to do with TV or ATS

but people with certain forms of mental illness don't seek because their brains are telling them they're alright and the worlds all wrong. Its takes a lot of convincing to get them to treament

I do believe in some ATS and it subject matter can be a problem for them but that isn't ATSs problem

Read the edit I am not talking about everyone with a mental health diagnosis I am talking about people on ATS who come on and say something to the effect of. “ I have been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and last night I was abducted by aliens who told me i am a their profit”. For people like that ATS is not the best place.

And another thing, the banning thing is a very small part of my threat feel free to comment on the rest of it.

If you aren't mentally ill over what is happening around us and the world. You aren't paying attention.

Mental Illness is a very natural response to a unnatural world.
for real.

Originally posted by superluminal11
If you aren't mentally ill over what is happening around us and the world. You aren't paying attention.

Mental Illness is a very natural response to a unnatural world.
for real.

One of the greatest statements I've read in a long time.

One thing is for sure and that is that there are a lot of people here whos brain chemistry or perception of the spectrum of reality is very different from consensus-reality.

I see this Spectrum or a 1-10 Scale. How far out someone is and where I am determines whether I think he/she is crazy or not. If Im on #6 I will think #1 and #10 are crazy. An example are ETs with #1 being "No ETs exist" and #10 "ETs are all around". Being on 6 of the Spectrum #1 and #10 sound, look and feel "mentally ill" to me.

Consensus-Reality is Majority-Reality. Where does mentally-ill start? Who defines or decides that? I think too little about reality, perception, chemistry is understood at this time to give a definitive answer. But we should not be shy to explore this and point out what we consider mentally-ill or normal.

Kudos to your courageous OP, yet another one that may not be that popular with ATSers.

Originally posted by kevinunknown
Read the edit I am not talking about everyone with a mental health diagnosis I am talking about people on ATS who come on and say something to the effect of. “ I have been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and last night I was abducted by aliens who told me i am a their profit”. For people like that ATS is not the best place.

And another thing, the banning thing is a very small part of my threat feel free to comment on the rest of it.

I think you should see a doctor about your obsession with people who claim to have seen aliens.

Seriously though, some folk with certain mental health issues have posted on your thread explaining that it makes them feel a tad better being here. They've made friends.

Don't you think it might be a bit more dangerous to ban someone. How would you tell them for a start? Who would you choose first, if you could pick someone, and what exactly would you say?

When these ppl talk about how theyre schizo because of being abducted by aliens it's very real to them. Their perception of the world around them is as real to them as yours is to you

Im not mental, your just all the same....

Originally posted by Totalstranger
problem is no one can call you out for being mental. you're a mod and that bestows you some cult like Jim Jones powers on here. But I'll try: Get some help. real help

Not true...I have been called out by quite a few people. The thing is, I don't talk about it much and prefer to deal with the other issues of the board, most of the time...as well as keep track of potential new information on conspiratorial aspects, of which I consider a possibility among a few.

Thanks for your opinion but I suspect it was offered like much of the others...without a full attempt to consider all available information.

C'est La Vie..

An interesting discussion here. Not sure if I agree completely with the OP, although there are some valid reasonings in the discussion offered.

The Mental Health Industry.. note the word Industry... must try and maintain itself, and in creating ever more illnesses to be medicated we would have to wonder about their Intent.

I hear and see. I get visions of things that always happen. I hear information and communicate with the dead, and other beings, etc.

It has been this way for me since I was a small boy, and yet I spent time in the Air Force, had a healthy marriage and children, held down jobs.. you know, the usual things that are expected of us in our Culture.

I've been to a psyche for 3 months to find out if they thought I was ill in any way. So I was up front, very honest about all my experiences.. even told them that I work as a psychic for a living.. and yet I still came away with a healthy report.. no notes or concerns just a clean bill of mental health!

I think to ban a whole segment of people from here would be the wrong thing to do.. but I also agree that some degree of balance should be offered in conversations.

Mental illness is a tricky path, for some they are genuinely experiencing a different reality to the one most people are. This doesn't mean we should label them and punish them accordingly. It does mean that as yet we do not have the tools required to fully understand the experience of others.

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Originally posted by Demoncreeper

Originally posted by superluminal11
If you aren't mentally ill over what is happening around us and the world. You aren't paying attention.

Mental Illness is a very natural response to a unnatural world.
for real.

One of the greatest statements I've read in a long time.

spot on star and flag
i beleive mental illness is beleving in
fossile fuel
pre-emtive war
we are alone in the universe
china slave labour will save us all
govenment that is not corrupt
GM Food is safe

XPLodER

Ive made many post and arguments on here that most ATS members, you know who you are, are using this site in an unhealthy way.

The people posting things about alien abductions; the prediction people; the people with "powers"; the "enlightened" people; the people with black helo's flying over top; the religious people preaching; the witches and demon charmers; all these people here at ATS in my honest opinion are bordering on mental health problems of varying degrees and types.

The problem with sites like this is they influence sick people to become sicker. In reality, 80% of the ATS member base should have some parent/guardian/social worker/nurse watching over their activity here. This site is fun, but not for many people who frequent here due to these people not being able to control their own fantasy's in a healthy constructive fashion.