The question remains...how do you tell? Is there like a blood test or something?
"Whoops, your mental illness test came up negative. This means you're shiftless and lazy, as opposed to sick. Sorry!"
Unfortunately, mental illnesses are complex and often include both biological and psychological components.
And there are always going to be people trading on their perceived illnesses. D'you think that doesn't happen with physical illness as well? The fact that there are some annoying people with an illness, doesn't make the whole category invalid.
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Date: 2003-08-26 01:28 pm (UTC)"Whoops, your mental illness test came up negative. This means you're shiftless and lazy, as opposed to sick. Sorry!"
Unfortunately, mental illnesses are complex and often include both biological and psychological components.
And there are always going to be people trading on their perceived illnesses. D'you think that doesn't happen with physical illness as well? The fact that there are some annoying people with an illness, doesn't make the whole category invalid.