Have you ever had to deal with a clinically insane person? What was it that made you get involved?

@Fernie Awww... Release the Winged Black Ones bearing addictive substance-bombs!
(sending candy-from-a-bat gift)

@MissPriscillaPrim and it's lovely

That's nice. So I don't seem an ingrate, lemmee add that my guard is never let down on the Net... I know nothing about anyone here but their writing and I give an equal measure of trust. I think that thought is simply healthy... and boring and limited as writing about what's good always turns into...

@SW-User yep...another ugly scenario, as you know, is that the person already had mental challenges and was abused because of that....easy prey

@Fernie Exactly! Such a sickening thing.

@Fernie I'm fairly confident they will start doing this soon. After all, no one's entitled to anything, some people are lucky because [insert name of a god here] loves them, and nobody's gonna tell them they have to share one cent or one kind thought for another person. If someone's suffering, they should just curl up and die. Welcome to the mindset that is taking over America. What's worst is that America was founded as a better alternative to that troglodyte mindset. (I'm a lying evil queer, of course, America was founded to be Jesus-stan.)

@MissPriscillaPrim Sadly, I know this could happen. I'm glad I'm on my way out and not just getting here...I do NOT want to see it

@Fernie I like the bittersweet cool of: "Keep smiling, as it's all we have left!"

@Spitbak Yes! It can be!

@Spitbak Very true.

@Starcrossed Not any of them? I encounter some street people who clearly don't want to be approached, but others who welcome a friendly hi or even a chat. I think having your humanity acknowledged is as necessary as eating and sleeping... and the street people go crazy because everyone pretends they're invisible. But I'm a rank amateur with a bit of anecdotal evidence, and I would defer to any knowledge and experience you'd care to share.

@MissPriscillaPrim obviously if one offer's a greeting we will small chat back. He really tried to protect his privacy though, especially our child from patients even knowing we exist because some can be dangerous with stalking or violence.

*I was speaking specifically about seeing his former patients not mentally ill in general. ...though there are certain personality disorders we'll avoid or be guarded around if we know or suspect someone has them.

[@MissPriscillaPrim "and the street people go crazy because everyone pretends they're invisible" As an advocate for the homeless and a case worker for years..I know you are right about that...no doubt

@SW-User Then it must not exist. Oh. Writing that shows I'm now the first genuine crazy. (Rimshot: Ba-DUMP-bum Tsssch) :o)

@MissPriscillaPrim Seriously, it's a legal definition, not a medical one.