Posted by Tabitha on September 8, 2016, at 10:48:06
In reply to Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right Concerning Lou, posted by Phillipa on September 8, 2016, at 9:48:42
> Been reading and do you realize that now some posters here are now bullying in my opinion only Lou. Yes he frustrates many with constant warnings of Death & Harm from Medications. But If he is or possibly does have a mental illness don't you feel you are hurting him and shunning him.
No, I don't worry about Lou being hurt by posts here. He doesn't operate like a typical person. People have been very gentle with him over the years, trying to encourage him to seek help and change his posting to stop provoking people, and he's non-responsive. No matter what, all he sees is anti-Semitism.
> Since Bob is no longer here shouldn't we start supporting Lou and encouraging him to seek help (which he very well could be) and support him?
Lou will do whatever he damn well pleases. Some people have been encouraging and supporting Lou since at least 2002 and he's only gotten more and more hostile and deranged. Sure he has a mental illness, but he's also a functioning member of society. He's married, he takes trips, he owns a home in a suburb of Cincinnati, he's filing nuisance lawsuits against his condo board and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. In short he can obviously take care of himself yet chooses to be a nuisance to his neighbors and to his would-be supporters here.
> Instead is there a possibility he is right?
No, there's no possibility that he's right about anything. He takes a kernel of truth and distorts it beyond all reason. It's harmful. We all know psych meds have undesirable side effects and in some cases do more harm than good. It's not helpful to add politicized fear-mongering. It's actually pretty disgusting to do that in one of the few places where people can receive information and support on their difficult road to improved functioning.
> know for myself taking meds since age 24 means there is a form of addiction involved and it has changed my brain. Years ago my husband was given paxil which he only took a month and never took a med again and he's now a very productive member of society who accomplishes way more than I could ever hope to accomplish. Yes he's younger but it doesn't explain why since beginning meds and that includes synthroid the worst for me that I now have even more problems both physical and mental?
Phillipa, you're also getting old. Stuff starts going wrong. There's no good reason to blame your medications.
> So I urge you to stop bullying Lou and instead be the supportive people you claim to be. And babble is very cliquish. Just my opinion. So my turn for the chopping block. Or to have this post skipped over Phillipa
I urge people to interact with Lou in whatever way they're comfortable with. What do you even mean by cliquish? People connect with who the connect with, and they tend to interact more with people they connect with better. It's how social groups operate.
I'm not putting you on the chopping block. I can disagree with you, but you're still capable of a conversation.
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