I am mad as heaven, and I am going to do something about it :)
I was happy to see this post and wanted to share my own twist on this line "I am mad as hell, and I am not going to take anymore"
So as to make this more positive, I have changed it to "I am mad as heaven, and I am going to do something about it!"
What brought me to this point, was some severe problems that I was having with a certain mental health system, where several people in this system, including the CEO went out of there way to make problems for me in most anyway they could think of, they broke a considerable number of laws, they have altered my mental health records, multiple violations of civil and client rights, hiring another client, pretending to be my friend to discover my intentions, discredit me, deliberately changing my appointments and then claiming that I was no show, the list goes on and on. What started this, after many frustrating years, I finally reached my breaking point and started complaining loudly about how bad this particular mental health system was having seen in the mistreatment of others and myself personally. This is still a major trigger for me - even though it has been over three years since the major abuses and crimes were originally committed. I will not go into all the details here, but I will say that it got so bad that I get help from the Human rights people and the State Attorney Generals office. The abuse and stress was so intense that I was suffering from severe acute stress disorder for approximately 1.5 years.
There is good news, I am now in a much better system that treats their clients with great respect and they make very good use of limited resources, I have also recently had the good fortune of having an exceptional pychiatrist, who recently moved here a few months ago from a City, State that had apparently far better services than we do here.
But still there are unresolved issues, and certain problems exist, which I will not go into. I am still in constant vilgilance and paying very close attention to everything that happens. The overseeing agency and even the current system I am in has still been active in keeping this matter "under the rug", one person who was attempting to assist me as to who I would report these abuses to, mysteriously disappeared the same day I told 2 other people, one of which was my case manager. This a long and complex issue. My only legal recourse appears to be civil action, but my moral, ethical and spiritual beliefs precludes me from taking this kind of action. I am doing my best to put this behind me as a really bad experience, but am still "haunted" by intrusive thoughts and memories that can sometimes last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
It also should be noted, as to why such effort was made to keep this covered up is because of a class action suit against another mental health system in a nearby city in my state has now been in the court for an incredible amount of time (somewehre between 20-25 years!)
So this is the other reason why I have chosen not to take any legal action, the last thing this State or any State needs is to have another scandal made public. The public mental health system is already in a deplorable state here due to severe underfunding. The average case load is anywhere between 300-1000 clients, possilby more. for the case managers and pychiatrists.
I have to the best of my ability forgiven the involved parties, but I still get angry for what they did to me and this had severe negativee impact on my already existing PTSD, and believe I have not even scratched the surface here.
So with that being said and now being "I am now mad as heaven, and I am going to do something about it."
I desire to become politically involved in assisting with having better laws in place to protect people with mental health issuses and disabilites.
Learning and teaching others how to care for ourselves better.
Doing volunteer work with organizations that assist with these types of problems.
We live in a crazy time and a crazy world. I often refer to certain people in as being out-of-sane as opposed to IN-sane!
Although, things in America, for the present appear quite bleak, I am doing my best to be hopeful and praying for much needed positive change in a great many areas.
Sorry for my long-windedness here, but these things are heavy on my mind these days and I am greatly in need of expressing my thoughts and feelings, venting and very much desiring positive change not only in my own life but for all people the world over!
Sincerely,
Moloki
I was happy to see this post and wanted to share my own twist on this line "I am mad as hell, and I am not going to take anymore"
So as to make this more positive, I have changed it to "I am mad as heaven, and I am going to do something about it!"
What brought me to this point, was some severe problems that I was having with a certain mental health system, where several people in this system, including the CEO went out of there way to make problems for me in most anyway they could think of, they broke a considerable number of laws, they have altered my mental health records, multiple violations of civil and client rights, hiring another client, pretending to be my friend to discover my intentions, discredit me, deliberately changing my appointments and then claiming that I was no show, the list goes on and on. What started this, after many frustrating years, I finally reached my breaking point and started complaining loudly about how bad this particular mental health system was having seen in the mistreatment of others and myself personally. This is still a major trigger for me - even though it has been over three years since the major abuses and crimes were originally committed. I will not go into all the details here, but I will say that it got so bad that I get help from the Human rights people and the State Attorney Generals office. The abuse and stress was so intense that I was suffering from severe acute stress disorder for approximately 1.5 years.
There is good news, I am now in a much better system that treats their clients with great respect and they make very good use of limited resources, I have also recently had the good fortune of having an exceptional pychiatrist, who recently moved here a few months ago from a City, State that had apparently far better services than we do here.
But still there are unresolved issues, and certain problems exist, which I will not go into. I am still in constant vilgilance and paying very close attention to everything that happens. The overseeing agency and even the current system I am in has still been active in keeping this matter "under the rug", one person who was attempting to assist me as to who I would report these abuses to, mysteriously disappeared the same day I told 2 other people, one of which was my case manager. This a long and complex issue. My only legal recourse appears to be civil action, but my moral, ethical and spiritual beliefs precludes me from taking this kind of action. I am doing my best to put this behind me as a really bad experience, but am still "haunted" by intrusive thoughts and memories that can sometimes last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
It also should be noted, as to why such effort was made to keep this covered up is because of a class action suit against another mental health system in a nearby city in my state has now been in the court for an incredible amount of time (somewehre between 20-25 years!)
So this is the other reason why I have chosen not to take any legal action, the last thing this State or any State needs is to have another scandal made public. The public mental health system is already in a deplorable state here due to severe underfunding. The average case load is anywhere between 300-1000 clients, possilby more. for the case managers and pychiatrists.
I have to the best of my ability forgiven the involved parties, but I still get angry for what they did to me and this had severe negativee impact on my already existing PTSD, and believe I have not even scratched the surface here.
So with that being said and now being "I am now mad as heaven, and I am going to do something about it."
I desire to become politically involved in assisting with having better laws in place to protect people with mental health issuses and disabilites.
Learning and teaching others how to care for ourselves better.
Doing volunteer work with organizations that assist with these types of problems.
We live in a crazy time and a crazy world. I often refer to certain people in as being out-of-sane as opposed to IN-sane!
Although, things in America, for the present appear quite bleak, I am doing my best to be hopeful and praying for much needed positive change in a great many areas.
Sorry for my long-windedness here, but these things are heavy on my mind these days and I am greatly in need of expressing my thoughts and feelings, venting and very much desiring positive change not only in my own life but for all people the world over!
Sincerely,
Moloki
