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by krapp 3819 days ago
false dichotomy - "locking someone away" is not the only way modern society deals with the mentally ill.
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Apocryphon 3819 days ago
Alright, one accords the mentally ill special, positive status, and the other assigns them negative stigmas
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mercer 3819 days ago
But repression (medication) or fixing (therapy) is closer to 'locking away' than it is to giving purpose or providing acceptance.
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