100 ways to keep out of the Mental Health system

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27 Sep 2006, 3:53 pm

16. Smile and nod occasionally when pepole speak to you.

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27 Sep 2006, 10:31 pm

17. Excercize regularly, it reduces stress and acts as a natural antidepressant.

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29 Sep 2006, 11:29 pm

18. Get 8 hours of sleep a night.

19. Do some chores around the house.

20. Be true to yourself.

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30 Sep 2006, 5:52 pm

21. Never answer the question "Do you hear voices?" with "yes", particularly if a professional is asking it.

22. In a psychiatric examination, don't answer "Do you hear things other people don't hear or see things other people don't see?" with "yes", even if it's true. They're getting at hallucinations, not sensory things, and they will not understand the nuances.

23. Never say (again in psych settings) that you want to harm yourself or anyone else.

24. If they ask you "Have you thought about hurting yourself?" they don't mean self-injury, they mean suicide, and again don't say "yes" even if you have.

25. Study the diagnostic interviews published in PDF format somewhere for the Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP), and learn how to give more or less normal answers for those. Note that because of autistic traits your nonverbal body language will already count against you, so learn to give answers they view as not evidence of mental illness. They do not look for autism, all autistic traits will be subsumed under "major mental illnesses" and perhaps "personality disorders" in assessments.

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30 Sep 2006, 6:15 pm

anbuend wrote:

21. Never answer the question "Do you hear voices?" with "yes", particularly if a professional is asking it.

I made that mistake. I said true for, "I often hear voices without knowing where they come from." meaning I can't always tell who's saying what! :lol:

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30 Sep 2006, 6:32 pm

Yes, exactly. I've known a number of autistic people who end up on Thorazine (or related substances) for misunderstandings like that.

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30 Sep 2006, 6:45 pm

22. Do not, under any circumstances, discuss your plans to kill large numbers of people in a public place with a medical professional.

23. If you must have more than 10 cats, try to refrain from throwing them at people while yelling incoherently.

24. STOP insisting that your imaginary friend is real.

25. Don't answer the voices.

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01 Oct 2006, 11:08 am

26. Put everything into perspective. There are people who are going through worse things than I am.

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01 Oct 2006, 11:52 am

27. Avoid any drugs that have an effect on the CNS!

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02 Oct 2006, 11:47 pm

Get plenty of excercise and watch your diet.

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03 Oct 2006, 7:26 am

29. Move to Greece. I know a dude who's main modes of communication are (a) squealing incoherently, (b) spitting at anyone who makes eye-contact, and (c) clearing the way for church parades by menacing onlookers with a large crucifix. There's never been any suggestion of putting him away, so they're hardly going to bother with a bit of harmless aspie weirdness.

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03 Oct 2006, 10:06 am

30. Do Not, Repeat Do Not, mention you are in love with Dr Evil and his giant laser.

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03 Oct 2006, 1:39 pm

occasionaly go camping or take a road trip.
(I once heard this called greyhound therapy).

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03 Oct 2006, 1:54 pm

32. avoid looking blank while in public.

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03 Oct 2006, 9:33 pm

Be sure that you're the only one in your room, while tickling the Underbellies of your Diecast collection. :lol:

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03 Oct 2006, 9:57 pm

33) Express a desire for services from the mental health system

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