NAMI is a lie

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I’m tired of nami and their ‘one size fits all’ approach to mental illness. They propagate a myth that everyone should recover to some great level of functioning.

I am sick and disgusted from getting e-mails about how they fight stigma by speaker presentations of those who are “living well with a mental condition”—well quite frankly that isn’t helping those of us who aren’t living well (we still get stigma cuz we don’t fit their lie)

They are scared to show the dark side of mental illness because the world isn’t ready to accept it. And if they could get their heads out of their #####s maybe they can help people see that better mental health options are an unmet need instead of flaunting high functioning mentally ill, like we’re all so well off.

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thanks for this education

i am doing speaking for NAMI soon

i will be sure to mention those folks who are less fortunate than I to recover from medication really well.

I still have my ups and downs, my remorse over this illness, but I’m doing pretty good.

but i wont forget about you kind folk who arent doing as well

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NAMI could be doing a better job to help people around my county. But they don’t seem to be organized enough to deal with us schizophrenics. They do have a national HelpLine number which is 800-950-6264. I’ve called them and did get some help. Want to learn how to be stigmafree? The website is www.nami.org/stigmafree. I have a subscription to the NAMI Advocate newsletter. Very interesting. Good luck!

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My illness isn’t even a part of the DSM-V, go figure. Most doctors would rather hide it under the carpet, than admit their own powerlessness to treat deficit schizophrenia. They keep saying “everything can improve with medication and adequate support” but it’s simply not true.

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The CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) has the opposite problem – people who function at a high level terrify them. Enough of us could put all of their useless ‘facilitators’ out of work. Better to pretend we don’t exist.

Well, it can, but not always to the degree people hope for. Some people will make it back onto their own feet and some will require support for life. Every case of SZ is unique.