[Dialogue] Fwd: Brasscheck TV: How many people do you know...

[McCabe, Diann A]

I don't think there's a simple or single answer to the question, what's the root cause.

Some pieces of the puzzle include the father's statement in the film that he wished he had told his son he loved him before the son committed suicide.  (Related to this regret is the tendency of each of us to imagine that our kids "should act and be a certain way" rather than accepting and acknowledging "how they really are" and embracing that mystery--weird or troubling or unusual or different as that way sometimes is.)  I once read something about how people with dyslexia get through school and become confident:  (1) they acknowledge that they learn differently (and there's no brain or blood test for dyslexia although it might be coming), (2) they have someone who supports them and advocates for and with them unconditionally, and (3) they find a way to help others.  These 3 points made a big difference in my family.

Another part of the puzzle is the statement in the film that there is no money in health care, just in treating diseases.  So true.  But instead of asking what's wrong with someone or with ourselves, perhaps we should ask what they or we love to do and move on from there.  Finding a passion, a talent, some area in which to become engaged goes a long way in building mental and spiritual health.

But there are many other aspects of the root cause of kids' tendency to . . .what, exactly?  Is it functioning in our schools (which often try to make square pegs fit into a round holes) or finding a community, behaving, etc?  How do we raise kids these days?

Diann McCabe, San Marcos, Tx
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From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net [dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Tracy E. Longacre [tel at telphoto.com]
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The thing I always wonder is – what is happening to these kids in the first place? I’ve no doubt that the drugs work well for those who truly need them. I am also extremely suspicious of their overuse. However, for me, it just begs the question – what’s the root cause?

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From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Karl Hess
Sent: Saturday, 10 January 2009 9:13 AM
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Jack,

In my practice I saw lots of kids who seemed bright but who were getting failing grades.  Many of these kids' self-image was in the toilet and they were about to give up on ever succeeding in school.  Some thought they just weren't trying.  Some seemed to have major attentional problems and I tried them on dexedrine-like medications.  Some went to straight A's with a lot less effort than they had been expending before. One kid's mother told me that he was a pitcher on the jr hi baseball team, and on the mound just couldn't focus his attention on the batter.  The first day he took the ritalin, he pitched a no-hitter.

Certainly all treatments can be overused.  Much of this is the consequence of primitive capitalism - the manipulated market is always right.  The drugs are way overpriced.

 They have a very valuable place in my experience.

Karl


On Jan 9, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Jack Gilles wrote:


Dear Colleagues,

I don't often forward emails of issues that I get from time to time.  But this one on the drug industry is one that I want people to see.  All of us know if people who are being treated for mental issues through drugs, especially children.  This piece will allow you to see the scam much of this is.  I hope Obama's administration will change this situation.

BTW, this site is worth signing up for.  The vast majority of ones I've seen are pretty good.

Jack

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From: "Brasscheck TV" <news at brasschecktv.com<mailto:news at brasschecktv.com>>
Date: January 9, 2009 3:29:54 AM GMT-07:00
To: "Jack" <icabombay at igc.org<mailto:icabombay at igc.org>>
Subject: Brasscheck TV:   How many people do you know...

Jack

How many people do you know who
have been diagnosed with some
kind of "mental disorder"...

One that coincidentally requires
a lifetime on drugs?

Thirty years ago this was incredibly
rare.

Now in countries like the US and
the UK, it's so common, it's practically
the norm.

What's going on?

The answer:

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/527.html

- Brasscheck

P.S. Please share this video with friends
and colleagues.

That's how we grow. Thanks.
- Brasscheck


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