Saw a great documentary this morning on PBS World

It was about a young man named Eric who has schizophrenia

and he decided he didn’t want to take meds anymore
said they made him twitch and be totally out of it

he thought he was better off of them

and mental health facility said if he doesn’t take him meds
the police are going to come get him

this went on and on several times with him getting hauled away
and police handcuffed him, then handcuffed him to a chair

multiple hearings that if Eric can’t decide he wants his dad too
judge says if you can’t make these decisions, as is ordered, then neither can your dad

anyway, it was a realistic view of what the mental patient goes thru

I’m not sure if I was his parent if I would go along with him deciding on his own
whether to take meds or not

since he was hearing voices and far off sounds

did anyone else happen to watch this today?

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not Taking meds is irresponsible. I have little sympathy for people who have health problems and don’t take care of them.

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his dad was very passive, but supportive of his son’s decisions, I really don’t think he wanted his son to run away, be homeless, and lose his family.

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