tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968224943213939135.post2404691032080306019..comments2023-06-01T02:00:06.906-07:00Comments on Passing Go: SuicideErnestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458660582523600972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968224943213939135.post-89245859503138024602011-05-05T07:58:28.624-07:002011-05-05T07:58:28.624-07:00With all the miraculous advances in medical and be...With all the miraculous advances in medical and behavioral therapy to treat mental illness, it's galling that stigma still exists. Unfortunately, many still see mental heath issues as a weakness of character or upbringing (which it is not) and place the burden of recovery on the patient. I'm reminded of this exchange from MacBeth regarding Lady MacBeth's mental breakdown. After 400 years, the doctor's advice here is still too often viewed as best course of action (again it is not):<br /><br />Doctor<br /><br /> Not so sick, my lord,<br /> As she is troubled with thick coming fancies,<br /> That keep her from her rest.<br /><br />MACBETH<br /><br /> Cure her of that.<br /> Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased,<br /> Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,<br /> Raze out the written troubles of the brain<br /> And with some sweet oblivious antidote<br /> Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff<br /> Which weighs upon the heart?<br /><br />Doctor<br /><br /> Therein the patient<br /> Must minister to himself.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082803236385305956noreply@blogger.com