Thank you for your response to the woman who called about pressing charges against her bipolar daughter, for stealing from her. I have bipolar disorder. I work very hard to manage my disorder and lead a very productive life. I manage to parent two children and I'm working on my master's degree.

I think that we all need to give tough love to people who don't actively try to manage their mental health issues. It's no excuse for illegal behavior. Consequences for our actions is how we learn. Thank you for pointing her in the direction of people who are successful in living with mental illness. You help take some of the stigma attached to having a mental illness away. In my opinion, anything we can do to break down society's ill-conceived notions about people suffering from mental illness being damaged and not accountable for their actions is empowering.

Thank you for all you do.




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