Have you stories of the mentally ill people around your area?

I had a friend who ate too much magic mushrooms and spent a month or two in a madhouse... he's fine now though... whoa... he was talking alot of strange stuff. I actually thought he had a connection with someone out from the universe :P

Actually i spent some times with that kind of people but i never in a mood to tell them the story and all. iam totally upset at that moment

well i had visited an orphanage once....it was seriously a sight which could melt any heart....small boys and girls who belong to rich families, parents having enough money just dropping their children there....the reason being those children are not mentally stable....dunno what to say about those parents.... and then i have seen parents taking full care of their mentally disabled children....they are bringing them up and giving them everything a normal child deserves....so many diverse sights.....

we have a lot in our area but these people are not coming from our place . they were just dump in our place accordint to reports.

My ex-husband's sister was born with Down's Syndrome. When she was born, the doctors suggested to her parents that they put her in an institute because she would never be able to learn. Her parents told the doctor that she would be going home with them. She was loved and worked with and when it was time for school, she was placed in a special day school. She attended school for 12 years - learning to care for herself and learning to read at a minimum. She graduated from high school and now works at the local library doing janitorial work. Her brother helps her manage her money - and she is very proud of the fact that she works and provides for herself. We are very proud of her accomplishments - and are so happy that her parents did not listen to the doctor's advice! She is a very important part of our lives - and such an inspiration to us!!

I used to work in a group home with mentally and physically handicapped. It was very sad for some of them because their families just gave them away to the state. I used to do all the shopping for them and loved going and picking out things that fit their personalities. They would get XXXX amount of dollars a mth for clothing and personal stuff. My favorite time was shopping for Christmas for them. The home they lived in gave them each money out of the Homes money to shop for the others that lived their. I would take them with me and have them help me pick out things to give as gifts. some of them did not communicate well, but they would get so excited.