Well, they did capitalize it. Maybe they were hoping to see Bears, the famed Jezebel commenter?

If you signed up for Ashley Madison with your work email, you should absolutely be fired. Not because of ethics, but because you’re too fucking stupid for employement.

Notifying the police of a pertinent medical issue is not the same as taking out a full-page ad in the newspaper. Mental illnesses NEED to be disclosed in this kind of situation. It’s no different than telling them the child is diabetic or has a seizure disorder.

Being on heroin is normal? Where do you live ;-)

I understand the stigma with mental illness is way greater, but as others pointed out, the best way to get shot by the police (aside from being black!) is to be mentally ill and appearing to “act erratically”. Heck, there have been cases of people “acting erratically” from other illnesses - epilepsy, high blood sugars…

It’s information the police and public needed to bring her home. She was conned into going off her meds and running off with a sketch dude (likely a pimp) she didn’t know. She’s got bigger problems than public embarassment.

I think when you’re a minor and missing, that goes out the window. I live with mental illness and it was the worst as a teenager. Would it suck for the public to know? Yes, because of stigma. But how could I blame my parents for releasing pertinant information if I was missing? I would hope they would do whatever they…

As someone who has dealt with my own mental illness, I totally feel you on this. But as someone who has dealt with the mental illness of others . . . there are cases where it’s important for people to know what they’re dealing with. Disclosing her mental health issues underlines the urgency of the situation—mentally…

Rosie didn’t just wake up one day and let the world know her daughter has a diagnosis and takes meds. Chelsea ran away and was missing for days. That means Chelsea’s height, weight, and lots of other personal information is going to get communicated to everyone who might know where she is. “17 year old minor who has a…

The daughter of a friend of mine was dating a 30 year old guy when she was in university. At the end of first year the daughter told my friend that she wanted to rent a house with her friends and her boyfriend. My friend responded “Are you sure it’s ok with your friends? What 18 year old girl wants to live with a…

I think, given the circumstances, Rosie was justified in releasing the information. Given how trigger-happy the police often are, making sure they knew that Chelsea had a mental illness and was off medications meant that any irrational behavior on Chelsea’s part would be less likely to be seen as a threat.

Speaking as a parent, you want your kid to be safe above all else. I think Rosie made the right call, given the American penchant for shooting people first and asking questions later.

What if she was diabetic and off her meds, would that be okay to talk about? Maybe we need to quit thinking about mental illness as a dirty little secret that needs to be hidden?

I’m so relieved that she’s been found alive. Hopefully she’s back on her meds and getting the help she needs and that 25 year old will be out of the picture forever ever. I wonder about his mother, too. Her grown son brings home a teenager to stay with them and she’s cool with it? Shouldn’t that be one of those red…

This is a truly horrible story. I’m so sorry. I wish your friend were still here to get hugs and beers and friendship and love from all of the people who did care for him, and from me and other internet strangers too. I absolutely hate that his own family failed him so. No one should feel so alone.

My family moved while I was at summer camp and forgot about me. The counselors were nearly about to drive me home, or have the police drive me home. To the place that was no longer my home. Because my family moved. In the 4 days I was at camp. And didn’t tell me. FOUR DAYS.

Hahaha I love that! My mom’s maiden name is - no joke - Loser. Pronounced “low-sure.” She played a lot of sports growing up and had to deal with constant taunting. And my grandpa was all offended when my uncle added an I to his last name to avoid all that for his own kids! Side note: my mom was also almost named Gay.…

Reading this was very touching. My dad was similarly protective, and this made me miss him. He was embarrassing, because he was the high school gym teacher who talked about periods and tampons when the health-ed aspect rolled around.

I lost my virginity at a relatively young age to my first boyfriend. My parents were going through a trial separation and my mom and I were living in a 1 bedroom apartment with only a mattress on the floor. Anyway, I was super angsty and getting angstier by the day.

When I was showing my parents around Harvard Yard, dad asked what kind of trees grew there. I didn’t know (still don’t), and said as much. He said, “I guess they’re Harvard Trees,” and laughed. I was mortified.