DFWAJG

So you have driven home one of my points: Why the mentally ill are so misunderstood.

I have been argueing those points with the dog eat dog crowd for a VERY long time. I have never waivered from that point, to help those who need help, instead of lessening ALL of us by telling people to pull themselves up by non existant bootstraps. I guess you misssed those posts though... No, what you do is rant and rave on and on and on, with a bunch of insulting adjectives thrown in, so that it is so easy to get lost about what the hell you are talking about, that you end up missing your own point. When you speak clearly and concisely, you are more effective.

This is the most sense you have made all night. And yes, they deserve better. We should have programs that are available to help these people. But we don't. Interestingly, I have available better mental health services to deliver in the prison system, than I can in the outside world. It's one of the reasons why I have chosen to work in the forensic setting...because I can get them care there. In the civilian world, I can't. I have to argue for hours with some doctor on the other end of the line about why my patient needs inpatient care, only to be turned down by the insurance doctor because "the patient doesn't meet criteria for admission." It was frustrating. I hung it up after one year, and returned to the system where I knew that I could give them care.

Amazon, If simply by your rants that I have observed over time, here, would cause me any concern of a "jackwagon" who would shoot em up at the dz, I would have to dispatch the paddy wagon to your door, hold you down, and give you a good dose of Haldol decanoate. Between your angst for others who you disagree, your piss poor knowledge of anything about mental health (keep in mind, I am licensed in 4 states, and have worked at three state forensic institutions, one state hospital and 7 prisons, treating the worst of the worst, that no one else wants to treat) and your rants and ramblings, I suspect that there are a few screws that can be tightened in your own brain. This, however, does not, thankfully, for you, give me justification to lock you up, take away your guns, knives, plastic sporks, and nail clippers, and start forcing you into treatment. You have as much right to be as nutty as you are as the rest of us. Even as a psychiatrist, I can no more predict who will blow than you can. Forcing treatment in a blanket fashion because someone "may blow" is not appropriate. Although, if someday, on dz.com, it's announced that Amazon took out a few jumpers at the dz, it wouldn't surprise me.

How about we identify and treat some of those who are killing far more than any external threat in a normal year. Actually, the mentally ill commit very few crimes, and very few serious crimes. Usually, they get caught for minor things like eating food in the grocery store because they are hungry, and not paying for it. Most crimes are committed by very bad people. But sometimes, very ill people will commit very serious crimes. You are more likely to kill someone if you are depressed, than if you have schizophrenia. Should we lock up everyone who is on Prozac? Frankly, I am uncomfortable, as a psychiatrist, to force people into treatment, unless, they meet one of three criteria:danger to self, danger to others, or gravely disabled. And even when there are patients who suffer from the latter, I still want permission from the judge to proceed with treatment. Years ago, I personally had a severe depressive episode while in residency. I took a FMLA leave, rested, sought out treatment, and was ready to return to residency, better than ever. When I informed my program director I was ready to return, I was laiden with a list of do's and don'ts I would have to follow, told who I was to see for therapy, who I was and wasn't to see for medication, told to sign over complete disclosure with the therapist, among other very illegal crap that my program director was trying to pull. I told her to stick her program up her ass and I was going else where. It was the first time someone tried to force treatment on me, completely illegally. I am able to emphasize with my patients who wish to refrain from treatment. And although I know that I can help them with their suffering, it is still their choice of whether or not to receive treatment. I Have to respect that. I just viewed two of the shooters videos on youtube, and I have seen his mug shot. Is he mentally ill? Even without having evaluated him myself, preliminarily, I can say that I would suspect that he has bipolar disorder and has been in a manic episode. Would treatment and early identification of his illness possibly saved others lives? Yes, it is possible. However, given the two videos I saw, he did not make any threats to harm anyone. Going by just those two videos, I would have not been able to justify forced treatment on him. However, if there had been a note of some kind, or had his rants spoke of intended violent acts or such, I would absolutely have taken the opportunity to have him treated. Unfortunately, the treatment can only be while he is in the hospital, as once discharged, there is nothing to keep these individuals well. Therein lies a huge problem. It is not unusual to have a revolving door of both prisons and state hospital systems, because there are no outpatient programs to help these people maintain themselves. Hence, the reason why the CDCR has become the new state hospital replacement over the past 20+ years.

All of them have a history leading up to the incident that makes them infamous. Not always. I have seen plenty of individuals in the prison system who have had no history of violence, become ill quickly and commit a serious crime. This includes a former 19 year old patient who decompensated rapidly, was generally under the radar, and killed his dad after dinner, and another youth, when I was in residency, who decided to set himself on fire to kill himself (I was the only one who picked up that he was psychotic, everyone else thought he was just depressed, but depressed people don't set themselves on fire, psychotic ones do, usually), frightened himself once he was on fire, ran into the apartment building, unfortunately setting the building on fire, killing two, but surviving himself, waiting to be released from the hospital to custody on adult murder charges. Very sad.

Ahem...DFWAJG's team, The Flyers, beat the skates off of Lawrocket's team, The Kings! Long live Philly!

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That is a lot for that ring. Especially, since the diamond is "average" in regards to color. Most major cities have a "diamond" district where you can take the photo of that ring, and go from store to store and put together your ring for far less money than Jared's is charging you. My diamond expert friend told me that you WANT a slightly included diamond as opposed to a flawless. The inclusions will help you identify and recover your diamond in the event that it is lost or stolen.

You can try Osteopathy! NOVA, the Osteopathic School, is in Ft. Lauderdale. But, you should be able to find an Osteopath that does manipulation in your area. Also, Acupuncture is one of the complementary medicines which has gained objective evidence of its effectiveness, when done for it's specific objective, such as pain and fertility. It is gaining popularity in pain treatment centers and is widely used in drug rehab for those who suffer from pain but cannot use narcotics. I had two acupuncture treatments, specifically for fertility, in June. I was pregnant two weeks later. (After two physicians told me that it was impossible for me to get pregnant).

When I moved to Cali the second time, I jumped at Lodi, initially. I was uncomfortable in the plane. The Otter looked rickety. Then I went to Skydance. Everyone said, "Never jump at Lodi!" "Why?" "They don't maintain their airplanes." My suspicions were correct. I still have unused Lodi jump tickets in my jumpsuit. I won't jump there anymore.

I beg to differ. There were a few episodes where I felt he was an asshole to her. He didn't yell or anything, but was clearly condescending to her.

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Dude, you need to change your attitude. If you behave anything in real life like you behave on here, you have a lot of growing to do. Take a break from dating and see a therapist for some self improvement. Get to like who you are, and someone who likes you will find you. Of course, what do I know, I'm just a psychiatrist.

As to why his motorvehicle insurance didn't cover his truck is a question? Unless, like prior discussions here, he was one of the irresponsible uninsured motorists. In regards to the grass, etc, he may be overwhelmed with caring for the place. Empathize with him in regards to how difficult it can be to maintain a yard, and ask him if he would like a little help one weekend and offer your services.

Yes, you can get into trouble. But use his speeding and the economy to your advantage. Inform local police that you have a lot of "speeders" in your neighborhood and that you would like them to monitor your neighborhood. Let them know they can catch a lot of speeders for tickets, which can raise their revenue.

You have to go to da Ranch, baby! Check out their site: theblueskyranch.com. There is a forum where you can check out for carpooling. There are plenty of people from the 5 boroughs that come up for the weekends to The Ranch to jump.

You do realize that one doesn't need to be married to come home to someone ... or have someone come home to him/her ... One doesn't need a piece of paper to have companionship an love in his/her life. O A marriage is not just a piece of paper. Nope - it's a contractual legal document that gives her the right to take half of everything you own. Bitter. That is assuming that "he" is the one with the assets.

So why didn't she call them again? If everyone on the block knew about this kid and their behaviour then why did no one else call the Police or back the woman up? This story is a sad indictment of the society in which the woman lives. The article stated that she and the neighbors have called many times about these boys. The boys are taken into custody, released hours later and return to re-terrorize the neighborhood again. Essentially, the boys have no consequences for their actions.

You do realize that one doesn't need to be married to come home to someone ... or have someone come home to him/her ... One doesn't need a piece of paper to have companionship an love in his/her life. O A marriage is not just a piece of paper.

I love being married. Even with my first marriage, I loved being married. My first husband was a mean, nasty, abusive, cruel, narcissistic asshole. But I loved having a "husband." I felt a sense of accomplishment. I felt "grown-up." And I loved coming home to someone, or having someone come home to me. My new marriage, is just lovely! LR is just such a kind and caring man. He is considerate. We learn from one another. We share similar interests and introduce one another to our own interests. Last month, I introduced LR to The Pageant of the Masters, a fabulous living art show held annually in SoCal. This weekend, he is introducing me to professional hockey in Las Vegas. We enjoy sharing our lives together. Aside from our similar interests, we have similar goals, in our careers, our finances, our living desires and how we want our children raised. We compliment one another. And above all, we have a mutual respect for one another that developed long before we ever met face to face. Our friendship grew out of writing letters to one another which developed a stronger bond that I have ever had when dating someone that I had already physically known. We were able to get to know one another without the sex getting in the way. LR was 31 when he first married, I was 35. Both of us had educational and career goals to establish before we considered marriage. While our first marriages did not work out, the bond between us is strong. I would highly recommend marriage, but only when the couple is mature enough and has his and her educational goals accomplished and career goals established and in progress, so that your marriage can be a priority. (Med school and law school destroy marriages). It takes a lot of mutual respect for one another. You have to bend with a marriage. And above all, have to enjoy and explore your differences as well as your similarities.

I have a 15% chance. Although, now that I'm pregnant, they may want my baby. This is actually pretty interesting for me. Back in medical school, we were asked to describe three ways we would not want to die. I chose 1. death by fire, 2. death by drowning, 3. being eaten. The ethics professor thought I was kidding. I was serious! Lions, tigers, bears, sharks! Death by skydiving doesn't scare me (well, a little) but enter the ocean and you become part of the food chain!

You are making this up. I just know it.

I got a picture sent, once, of another skydiver's penis. It wasn't intended for me, sent accidentally. He was pretty embarrassed that I had gotten his picture. I posted it here a while back.

The subject arose today. I was just curious as to how guys have done this measurement. Or women for that matter.