I am highly agitated at the fact the media always wants to blame mental illness as the reason for a person committing a heinous crime of taking someone's life. Let me tell you, any human being who has the gumption of taking one's life is pure evil, and has nothing to do with mental illness. The media likes to use this term easily. I think people just want someone or something to define a person's actions. People, such as myself who suffers from depression/anxiety/PTSD, I take as very offensive. I am not going out and hurting or killing people because of what I have been diagnosed with. People do not realize not every one has been born with this, and I am one of those people. I did not develop this until my late 20's. Mental Illness is mainly caused by any traumatic event that has happened in a person's life. For some, it stems from childhood trauma, others it does not happen until adulthood. My traumatic event had to do with the marriage I was in, and the abuse that I endured.
I just wish that the media would stop over using the term mental illness. The latest tragedy in California had nothing to do with it. The suspect was angry at women because they would not give him the time of day, so he decided to take innocent lives because of his selfishness and because he is pure evil.
I would never and have never ever wanted to hurt someone, let alone murder someone, and I know a lot of people who have mental illness who wouldn't either. Society anymore wants an answer to the problem, something to blame this on. So, next time they throw out mental illness, please take a step back and look at the BIG picture.
God Bless and Happy Readings!
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