Blaming mass shootings on mental illness isn't just wrong -- it does real harm. A clinical psychologist's take:
We are all horrified when a shooting happens. We cannot begin to imagine what goes on in the mind of someone who would plan and execute the violent deaths of innocent people just going about their lives. Only a truly and devastatingly pathological person is capable of such acts.The problem begins with the misuse of the term, “mental illness.
If you have a psychiatric condition, you might be experiencing the effects of the mental illness argument on a personal level. Perhaps like countless others dealing with legitimate mental health issues , you’ve felt self-conscious about your condition, not wanting others to see you as a potential threat because of a diagnosis like anxiety or depression.
I suppose my own history of major depression and chronic insomnia could cause some to consider me a potential mass shooter. Both of these conditions are listed in the, the diagnostic “Bible” for psychiatry in the US. However, it never occurred to me that my mental illness could make me a threat, or that others would perceive me as such—any more than my being male should be a red flag .
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