Posts by goldenharbor55

blueangler1 said:Honestly, it’s way easier to just dump someone who's struggling out in the middle of the woods to live like an animal—or force them to drink their own urine—than it is to actually get them to a psychiatrist. I mean, seriously, what century are we even living in? 🙂

That kid belongs to my colleague! If it were my own child, honestly, I probably would have done the exact same thing... just driven them way out into the wilderness and left them to figure it out on their own! Maybe they'd actually recover better out there than they would at a place like Coal General Hospital! Heaven forbid! Because I haven't seen a single neighbor act like a sane human being after spending time on that island!
Anyway, they all collect some kind of pension and just sit around doing absolutely nothing.

I can't quite wrap my head around what you're trying to say here. Could you clarify? kaže:
Give it a shot and let us know how it goes.

The Bible explains that Nebuchadnezzar lost his mind because he turned his back on God. He only regained his sanity after seven years of living like a wild animal, finally looking up toward the heavens and acknowledging the authority of Jehovah.

Absolutely brilliant. A king decides to butt heads with God, and suddenly, God scrambles his brains until he finally admits who's really in charge.

A merciful God.

I know exactly what the Bible says about this. God told Nebuchadnezzar that he’d be driven mad until he finally came to his senses. Once he finally regained his sanity, God restored him to his throne.
What would actually happen if you took a guy struggling with schizophrenia and dropped him into the middle of the wilderness? If you just left him out there to fend for himself, would his brain finally snap into gear? Would that primal survival instinct kick in and somehow cure him or make him see sense? I wonder if facing harsh, raw conditions—something like what Nebuchadnezzar had to endure—would change his perspective. At home, he’s got it too easy. His mother handles everything; she cooks, she cleans, everything is handed to him on a silver platter.
What exactly is his motivation for staying alive?

A colleague of mine has a 30-year-old son who was actually a brilliant student. Then, during his senior year, everything just fell apart... he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It’s heartbreaking. This man would do absolutely anything for his kid. Right now, the guy just sits at home. He has hair down to his waist, nails two inches long, and walks around in a t-shirt in the middle of winter. It’s devastating to see him like this, but I get it—a parent would do EVERYTHING for their child. SERIOUSLY. I mean, he'd probably drink anything if it helped. Just kidding. But look, there’s that story in the Bible about King Nebuchadnezzar losing his mind (Daniel chapter 4). Do you know how he recovered? He spent seven years out in the wilderness eating grass like an animal. He lived like a beast. I wonder how a schizophrenic brain would react if they made a choice like that—to just head into the woods and live off the land, berries, and whatever else they find. That kind of shock to the system is massive. Personally, I believe that level of intensity might actually cure someone, but nobody has the strength to try it.