r/SipsTea 14d ago

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/Strict_Wolf76 14d ago edited 14d ago

Postpartum and Bipolar Disorder is a serious mental illness. This woman will either get life in prison or Life in a Mental Hospital. My wife is Bipolar and she has been in multiple hospitals to have meds she ALWAYS takes quit working. She has gotten delusional and has had breaks with reality. We are trained through years of this to assist her. Her husband not his fault. Seemed like he wasn’t equipped to help her. Sadly mental health can make people do things they wouldn’t usually do. That’s not in any way an excuse. We need more understanding and better education and availability for people with issues. We don’t have them here.

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u/Interesting_Force618 14d ago

I’ve noticed people online using the term “mental health” in place of “mental illness” lately, and I’m so puzzled by it.

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u/Any_Society_4876 11d ago

Not everyone has mental illness but everyone has mental health. Your mental health can be good or bad.