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In reply to the discussion: Worshipper rips out both eyes in Mass with his BARE HANDS [View all]struggle4progress
(118,564 posts)4. We discussed this when it happened, last year:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=306744&mesg_id=306744
IIRC you participated in that thread, in which it was established that he had been diagnosed as mentally ill, but had stopped taking his medications:
Viareggio, si strappa gli occhi in chiesa: «Me l'ha detto una voce, ora mi curate?»
http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=165046
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=306744&mesg_id=306885
It's a sad story
IIRC you participated in that thread, in which it was established that he had been diagnosed as mentally ill, but had stopped taking his medications:
Viareggio, si strappa gli occhi in chiesa: «Me l'ha detto una voce, ora mi curate?»
... The man had been under treatment for a long time for mental problems but had decided himself not to take the prescribed medications. He was seen privately by a psychiatrist and had regular checks in the local health clinics. He was born in England but has lived in Viareggio with his elderly mother ... Surgeons sutured wounds after the man was admitted in the department of psychiatry ...
http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=165046
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=306744&mesg_id=306885
It's a sad story
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The Daily Mail article is dated October 2011, and you posted in the R/T thread on this back then,
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#20
You claim to be unable to distinguish between a poor man, who blinds himself after skipping
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#27
The percentage of child sexual abuse for public school teachers is almost equal to
humblebum
Oct 2012
#50
There are also many reputable Christian counselors and psych professionals. nt
humblebum
Oct 2012
#51
As opposed to starting a thread based on the notion that atheism is a mental illness? That's OK?
2ndAmForComputers
Oct 2012
#71
You actually cut and paste a year old story about a schizophrenic to try to connect it to religion?
rug
Oct 2012
#14
So what's the difference between mental illness and hearing gods voice, when both tell you to kill?
cleanhippie
Oct 2012
#32
Not clear who's dodging here. Perhaps you need to restate the topic at hand, as I answered
LARED
Oct 2012
#65
The behavior of the faithless and those with mental illness can sometimes be similar.
rug
Oct 2012
#30
When faithlesness becomes a method for treating mental illness, your point will be valid.
cleanhippie
Oct 2012
#33
"The notion of hearing voices had a much different meaning three milennia ago than it does now."
cleanhippie
Oct 2012
#44