(May 31, 2013 at 6:04 am)dazzn Wrote: Aren't most aspects of medicine designed to control people?
I may seem that way. After all ....we have WHO declaring just what is or is not "healthy"/ "pandemic"/ major disaster of our time.
(May 31, 2013 at 6:04 am)dazzn Wrote: Aren't things such as "Asperger's Syndrome" designed to penalise youngsters who "act weird"?
Having a son with said condition I am a bit biased as to the diagnosis. As for the medication of said condition I would (in my son's case) advocate AGAINST drug intervention.
Yes these individuals seem "weird" but then so do you. It depends on one's perspective I guess.
(May 31, 2013 at 6:04 am)dazzn Wrote: Isn't mental illness in general just a tool to subdue?
No. "Mental Illnesses" are real and have been with humanity since the beginning. We now know so much more but not enough for accuracy. One day "religiosity" will be seen as a "mental illness" that can be cured.
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