"Mentally ill people can and do have agency. The whole "the disease made me do it" shit is the hollowest, most disempowering rhetoric ever."

I'm sorry I made you angry, but you seem to not have noticed that my quibble is with people who sort everyone into categories without exception. Some people can and do. Some…

You haven't mentioned whether you have a mental illness (and it's certainly your right to not mention it), but you do have to understand that some people with Bipolar and PTSD are not in control of their actions. Manic and hypomanic episodes do sometimes lead to uncontrollable behavior, and it is in the best interest…

Yes, this. I'm all for not tarring everyone who has Bipolar (II for me) or PTSD with the same brush, but we have to strike a balance. No, not everyone with these illnesses becomes violent, but some do and the illnesses contribute to the behavior in some individuals. What I think it comes down to is that patients need…