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mr_lebowski

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2. Does 'cutting' really constitute a 'severe mental illness', though? Not meaning to downplay it ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 04:37 AM

Jan 2019

But I almost wonder whether treating it like it is ...couldn't do more harm than good in some cases. Especially if the 'cycle' being described is truly a common one, with all these medical/psych interventions.

Not a Doctor, of course, and certainly not giving medical advice ... but ... kids engage in all manner of odd things from the standpoint of adults ... and I'd imagine that in a fair number of cases ... what looks like 'crazy' ... it's actually nothing of the sort.

That all being said ... our 'national health-care system' needs to stand at the ready when needed, and not just fob our kids off.

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Does 'cutting' really constitute a 'severe mental illness', though? Not meaning to downplay it ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #2