You Sir, are a cuunnt of the 7th Dan - and I use that word pretty sparingly.
The lives of my immediate family have been irreversibly blighted by the mental health issues of just one of the members. I was going to ask would you mock the struggle of cancer, MS or cerebral palsy sufferers in the same way, but I imagine the answer would be yes. Deeply unpleasant behaviour.

People with mental health issues wreck the lives of all those around them. They are the most selfish and uncaring individuals and elderly parents, even ill and frail themselves can have their lives tormented by these relatives.
There is no other solution but to stay as far away as possible from them, they will be merciless in their attempt to create chaos.

lfc there are lots of different mental illness to generalise like you have done is simply ridiculos

mental illness is running riot in our heads  in quite a few of us   - i was told a lot of it stems back to the hat factories

You've got mental issues as well haven't you TheBerk?

That's pretty standard for a piece of filth like you.

TheBaron  who goes by the name of TheBerk 

Oh dear can't even think of an original insult Tut tut...up your game sonny

Dopey Desmond has gone quiet.

It's taken you 8 minutes to think that up you thick ****.

You're out of your depth on here coming the acid.

Go and get dressed you obnoxious fart, before your dad comes home from work and catches you in bed with your little sister.

Again.

Is everyone that gets down a manic depressive/bipolar?

No Rob. Depression is a condition in itself. Getting down has nothing to do even with depression. Specifically in relation to getting down and depression it's a bit like comparing a cold with the flu. If you're in bed feeling off with a heavy cold and someone tells you there is a £20 note sat in your garden you'd get up grab it and head off back to bed. If you've got the flu you may not even register what the are going on about and you wouldn't be getting out of bed to go outside. That's the difference between being down and depressed. Depression can last for a long time, sometimes months or even longer.

Manic depression/bipolar can be extremely debilitating even if treated well. My neighbour has it and life is a constant difficulty for him. I remember being on placement for eight weeks on the mental health ward and there was an opera singer there because her depression was such that she didn't get out of bed to do anything, be it eat, wash or even speak to people. This had been ongoing for some time before I arrived and then after about four or five weeks of my placement she started to come up until a few days later when she began to sing. After that point you couldn't shut her up. She was singing all night. Thankfully medications have moved on since these times and the condition is better managed.

Not wishing to get too technical but there are all manner of conditions that it simply isn't possible to take a broad brush approach to in diagnosis and treatment. Some people have an illness. A bit like a broken leg. You have the illness and then you get better. Other people have a disorder which forms part of their personality and despite improvements in treatment it forms a part of who they are. Personality disorders can be very disruptive for the person and loved ones. They're still human being who deserve compassion even though their condition can make them extremely trying and hurtful to themselves and those around them.

I remember as part of my degree looking into the Christopher Clunis case and it was a perfect illustration of hat happens when you proclaim you are moving to a care in the community system of help and don't put the resources into providing the case aspect.

Walk a mile in their shoes.

As well as being a Leeds supporter Hanks. When my time comes I fully expect to hear St Peter singing, Marching On Together as I walk up to the Pearly Gates.

For those of you taking the piss on this matter just be grateful you haven't been affected by it or have a close family member with it.

^^Yeah - mind blowing.

Just calling it as I see it Brendan. I'm not given to such language, but sometimes only the strongest will do.

As regards the 'Dopey' epithet, Crippen (imaginative stuff, by the way, congratulations on coming up with a mildly insulting term that starts with the same letter as my username), only one of us thinks that depression can be cured with an aspirin and a glass of water - and since your username also begins with a D........

The very definition of irony.
Although I'm reluctant to downgrade my initial impression of you for mocking those with mental health issues, as you're also clearly not the sharpest tool in the box, perhaps pity might be more appropriate?

brendanuk1 has gone quiet.

What can he only manage one sentence at a time?

You're certainly a wit Dopey.

A dimwit.