To catch a fish, you have to think like a fish

[Neutral Corner]

I remember in Life Magazine's "Paul is Dead" issue, someone found Ringo and asked him about the rumors that Paul was dead.

"Oh, that's a load of old crap." was his reply

 

[Driftwood]

Within the last week we had a naked meth head tased and arrested after running across a 4-lane highway while shouting he was Jesus and late for church.

 

[three_bags_full]

 

[Twirling Time]

Anyone seen Mike Trout in the offseason?

 

[micropolitan guy]

Growing up in WNY we didn't eat much locally-caught fish. We always said it was because Lake Erie fish were so hard to catch because they had three eyes.

Not sure where the fish for Friday night fish-fry came from, but it wasn't local.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Photoshopped enough to be SFW, mostly sorta.

 

[Slacker]

And now again the obligatory ...

 

[SixToe]

I'm hearing the man recently was diagnosed with a serious mental health issue and prescribed meds, which caused a severe reaction. Reportedly could not get a follow-up for several months. Was involved in a vehicle accident, then the situation at the BPS. Mental health issues are terrible.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I'm hearing the man recently was diagnosed with a serious mental health issue and prescribed meds, which caused a severe reaction. Reportedly could not get a follow-up for several months. Was involved in a vehicle accident, then the situation at the BPS. Mental health issues are terrible.

All sorts of issues here.

Not enough mental health specialists. Too many carriers either cannot define how to help those with mental health issues ... or, more likely, looking for way not to help at all, which exacerbates the issue. Also supply shortages of meds.

Which leads us to situations like what started this thread. Given the shortages of mental health specialists and meds – not to mention carriers intentionally not helping – it's almost surprising this doesn't happen more often.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Insurance carriers trying to avoid paying for mental health visits and prescriptions is a big factor. Another is the stigma attached to mental health issues. A common thread in episodes like this is patients taking their meds for a while, becoming more stable, and then deciding that they have a handle on things - so they stop taking their meds. That's a very common cause of such public freakouts.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I feel bad for the guy for many reasons - but especially because he will forever be haunted by that nude photo and the water must have been very, very cold.

 

[swingline]

He was in the (fish) pool!