Well I believe you have every right to not consider that you are mentally ill. But I do wonder what you were doing that got you slammed across a cop car and hospitalized?

While you may choose to not believe it, mental illness does exist. It is no less a real problem than physical illness.

What really does concern me and, quite frankly, frightens me is that you are considering going into the health care field. You would be doing a great disservice to future patients if you do not believe that mental illness is a real issue.

I suffered severe trauma at the hands of a doctor who did not believe in mental illness. I was hospitalized for a physical issue. He refused to let me have my psych meds, throwing me into withdrawal and I suffered way more than I would have under the care of a compassionate doctor who understood mental illness. it was extremely cruel, sadistic, and heartless treatment.
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