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My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by TheRealMrStan(m): 11:23pm On Mar 16, 2013
DEAR ADEBOLA RAYO:
MY PHOBIA FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
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Ref:https://www.nairaland.com/1227711/coping-mental-illness-nigeria-beautiful

I read with keen interest your battles with 'mental illness’ and I truly admire your courage at enlightening our society on the need to end the stigma associated with people going through such health challenges. However, I am of the view that every single individual on earth suffers from one mental illness or the other, many not yet analyzed by science.

In Nigeria, our environment, experiences and situations have a way of exposing peoples varied degree of mental illness; an example will be at a typical bad-traffic day in Lagos. What makes us ‘normal’ humans is our ability to suppress our excesses physically; spiritually and emotionally. Many of us fail at this periodically but quickly stabilize. Truth is, whenever we find ourselves unable to ‘stabilize’, thereby constituting a threat to ourselves and others, then we must seek professional (or spiritual) help.

In your write-up, this phrase particularly caught my attention:

"Nigeria needs to get to a point where mental illness is not a stigma; it starts with the individual. Be more observant; be more accommodating of the “different” people. Love them a little bit more. Reach out to that person you suspect might be living with a mental illness."

I don't agree with the latter part of that phrase and I’ll to share my own personal experience with someone suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder-or something close to that.

***this story long o***

In 2007, I was a banker working with a new generation bank located on Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria island-and life was sweet. Except that back then we had serious car parking constraints, and if you didn’t drive to work early, you’d be doomed to embark on the mad hunt for parking spaces. I luckily found a parking space at a street-close not too far from my office. I made friends with some 'abokis' based there and they gave me permanent parking access, not for free though. The distance from my parking space to the office was about 400 meters long but there was a shortcut through the canal that reduced my distance to about 150 meters walk.

This canal was an eyesore; the stench emanating from it was out of this world. Sometimes you walk through the canal and inside it you’d see all sorts-animal carcass, human waste, contaminated water-you name it. Most people preferred taking the long route.

One faithful morning, while parking my car, I bumped into this refuse scavenger guy, you know, those guys that pick plastic bottles and other metal objects from refuse dumps. There was a small refuse dump on that close and so almost every morning, i’d bump into him doing his thing. On this particular day, he greeted me and offered to wash my car. I was surprised, not at his offer but because he spoke very good English. We got talking and from that point on, we became friends. I’ll give his name as Okara (not real name).

As days went by, I got to know more about Okara-his family was based in Jos, he was a graduate from University of Maiduguri, completed his NYSC and came to Lagos to 'hustle'. He knew nobody in Lagos, stumbled on the ‘recycling’ business and found it very rewarding. And truly it was, because this Okara guy owned an account with my bank and everyday he would diligently deposit between N1,000 to N5,000.

Okara was a strange fellow, he was always depressed, he passionately attacked the ‘evils in Nigeria’, contemplated suicide, and hated corrupt Nigerian 'big men' and politicians with a passion. He also hated his own family. Almost every evening after the close of work, Okara and I would sit down and 'gist' by my car. Sometimes we'd drink, buy cigarettes-you know, ‘guy-man’ things.

I knew Okara had depression issues, and I, ‘good citizen’ Stanley felt that by showing some love and understanding, just maybe that would help him succeed. For a while it did, but this guys’ mood swings were unbelievable. He had very few friends on that street/close but everyone knew him. Sometimes, they’d call me aside and say, “how fine man like you dey follow dis kain person talk?”

Okara and I remained friends for many months, I talked him into cleaning himself up, getting a descent job and even a girlfriend***u know nah***
To my utmost surprise, one morning, after fulfilling my car parking routine; I saw Okara, clean-shaven, putting on a well tailored suit. Yep, I was amazed. He handed over a copy of his CV to me and told me that he was going job hunting. At that point, I felt like a proud father. I took his CV and promised to also submit it to my bank.

For many days, Okara maintained this clean image until one day I saw him back to his dirty self-his countenance changed. I asked him “bros how far?” and the mother of all rants commenced ranging from how terrible Nigeria is, to his inability to get jobs because of tribalism, down to MY insensitive nature.

Yes, Okara turned on me and accused me of being one of the people that 'spoilt' Nigeria. I think it was at that point that my eyes cleared and I realized that a mental patient was standing in front of me, but I chose not to panic or show any pity...I told him that all ‘manpikin’ get their own problems and he should go look for a solution that works for him. And I walked away. I normally paid Okara a weekly upfront amount to wash my car whenever he felt it was dirty, but that was just my own way of 'dashing’ him money. Sometime he washes, sometimes he doesn’t. This encounter happened on a Tuesday.

Next day, Wednesday morning, he refuses to greet me ***wetin consign me***we walked pass each other. Later that evening on my way home, he came over to me and showed me the money I gave him earlier to wash my car for the week saying, "I won't wash your car and I won’t return your money because I want it to hurt you." Well, I laughed and gave him the only reasonable answer I could think of, "ON TOP HOW MUCH?", and I drove away.

Next morning, Thursday; I drove to work, parked my car-no sign of Okara. I decided to take my shortcut to the office through the canal, with its very narrow walk path. Lo and behold, in the middle of the canal walk-way, I saw Okara walking towards me from the opposite direction (I knew I was in trouble), I smiled at him and tried to pass through ***for where?***. Okara attacked me-shoved me hard with his elbow trying to push me into the canal, I grabbed him tight and we both fell into the canal. Right there inside the canal, he pinned me down and dished out blows. I swallowed enough ‘gutter flavoured’ water that day-imagine, same canal that I dreaded just walking past due to the stench.

Last, last, I 'managed' to overpower him, a crowd emerged and my colleagues at the office came over with security personnel.
Here, I was in a mess, drenched in filth with my Italian suit destroyed for good, my two handsets destroyed.

Okara was locked up at the Bar Beach police station and I was contemplating whether or not to press charges. Back at the office, the only question I kept hearing was, "Wetin connect you and that mad man?" Terribly embarrassing; I got a three-day work leave to enable me treat myself.

Eventually, I was persuaded to drop all charges by a police women at the Bar beach station who told me that Okara had been crying profusely since he arrived the cell; telling anyone who cares to listen that he nearly murdered the only true friend he has ever had in Lagos. The police woman told me that she was used to ‘crazy’ characters like Okara and that they always end up killing those closest to them. I let Okara off the hook but he was made to sign the usual police undertaking not to come 100 meters near me or something like that.

This experience seriously traumatised me and from that day on, I hated anyone with any visible sign of mental illness-I no even wan know. If I met anyone and I noticed any sign of BPD similar to 'Okara's, I avoided such a person like a plague. As a matter of fact, my inability to accommodate anyone with mental illness became a mental illness on its own-and I’m still battling with that phobia. I guess this is why I decided to write this lengthy response to your post. #therapeutic

After many years of reflection, I’m beginning to think that perhaps Okara was right after all and I was indeed part of his problem. Instead of trying to ‘clean up’ Okara and make him 'civilized’, I should have encouraged him to seek professional help. But as a typical Nigerian, I still say to myself, na me born am? Make him family people worry jare.

I haven’t laid my eyes on Okara ever since, but last year during the fuel subsidy protests, I fell in love with a new talk radio station based in Lagos. I became an ardent listener until I noticed a certain familiar voice, a regular phone caller; this guy would call this radio station ALWAYS and rant his life out. He even caught the fascination of the radio stations’ OAPS. Yes, it was my good friend Okara, but he adopted the alias 'Obright'. I stopped listening to the station.

http://mrstanleynwabia..com/2013/03/dearadebola-rayo-myphobia-for-people.html

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Nobody: 3:43am On Mar 17, 2013
shocked shocked shocked shocked

Seun and mods, front page please.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by switosman(m): 9:26pm On Mar 17, 2013
Thank God you don't have a BPD person for a wife, husband, mother, father or child. You will be berated for all the horrors in their life.

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by touchmeder: 12:03am On Mar 18, 2013
Wow lipsrsealed
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by tpia5: 12:06am On Mar 18, 2013
After many years of reflection, I’m beginning to think that perhaps Okara was right after all and I was indeed part of his problem. Instead of trying to ‘clean up’ Okara and make him 'civilized’, I should have encouraged him to seek professional help.


have to agree.

key word is "encouraged" not forced per se, since the writer is not related to the man in question.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by naijathings(m): 12:07am On Mar 18, 2013
my phobia for people with body odour.. embarassed
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by fELiscatus: 12:11am On Mar 18, 2013
TheRealMrStan:
I knew Okara had depression issues, and I, ‘good citizen’ Stanley felt that by showing some love and understanding, just maybe that would help him succeed.

Mistake.

You are not a psychiatrist/psychologist and you don't know if the guy needed more than just love and understanding. You can't even tell if all he is suffering from is just 'depression issues'. You shouldn't have taken it upon yourself to help him. Other people can learn from this and not attempt to fix those with mental problems when they don't have the knowledge or the training to do so.
Sorry about the trauma you suffered from falling into the canal,
I can't even imagine how terrible it must have been. Merely reading it made me cringe.

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by tpia5: 12:11am On Mar 18, 2013
^spot on.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by akingangan: 12:14am On Mar 18, 2013
Wow, this is such an interesting read..

There should be a book titled Okara
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by naijathings(m): 12:14am On Mar 18, 2013
my phobia for phobia
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by akingangan: 12:19am On Mar 18, 2013
To my utmost surprise, one morning, after fulfilling my car parking routine; I saw Okara, clean-shaven, putting on a well tailored suit. Yep, I was amazed. He handed over a copy of his CV to me and told me that he was going job hunting. At that point, I felt like a proud father. I took his CV and promised to also submit it to my bank.

There was a moment of Hope for Okara due to your kind gesture..

He likely fell back into his depressing self after he tried again but was hit with the hard knock of life..

As you said in your write up, he is from Jos and knew no one in Lagos.

Now, the beautiful high-life enviable job that you had in the VI bank, could you have had it if you did not know any one or have any connection? probably not.

So, when he cleaned up and handed you his C.V. You were his point of contact, probably is only hope.

Not saying one should fix others problems, especially when there is little you can do.

This Life, Is a Super Story Of many people

It is what it is... Que Sera Sera
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by GraceBestowed(f): 12:20am On Mar 18, 2013
Mhen, God help us all! There are even some people that give off the most sane vibe, but are torn all the way up inside, as in, having certified mental issues!

I'm like the OP, I always want to do my best to help people out, to get them out of certain situations, but there are just some things we cannot help with - mental illness is one of those things!

We live, and we learn!
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Rooneyboy(m): 12:24am On Mar 18, 2013
Interesting one, we've go an alarming rate of mentally unstable people in our midst in Nigeria .

*most places u get to find them , eateries, churches, and buses*
- - - - - - and ofcourse they do have one thing in common !
Always wanting to communicate.

Oftentimes they are usually well dressed without any physical trace of insanity, not until u engage them in their desired conversation.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by madamebebe(f): 12:37am On Mar 18, 2013
Lmao!!! Sorry about the canal mess hahahahaha okra oo ndi ala!

You're such a caring person.

And this mad peope plenty for my papa side sha! cry
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Rooneyboy(m): 12:38am On Mar 18, 2013
@ poster pls u don't have to give up on people with such challenges .

I personally do have a child hood friend with some mental challenges , though his got the off and on type.

He's my best friend and I'm very proud of him, I do follow him to the psychiatric hospital when chanced and give him all the support I can .

They are very good set of people if only u'll just listen to what they've got to say .

I often do go to the psychiatric hospital with this friend of mine for his medication so I have an idea of how they behave.

* They always have a message they want to pass *

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by fELiscatus: 12:42am On Mar 18, 2013
Rooneyboy:

* They always have a message they want to pass *

Wow.
Really?
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by pekelepekele(m): 12:48am On Mar 18, 2013
[b]What baffles me about Adebola Rayo case was that she never mentioned anything like looking for spiritual help that alone truly prove that she is suffering from a spiritual problem.

Let me break it down a little if there is any particular fellow suffering from a powerful demonic attack it always end up affecting SUCH PERSON'S MIND AND NOT THE BRAIN. For every human being to live peacefully it is from your mind and if anyone will live the opposite it is also from the mind.

Example one can be rich and still be feeling poor if he won't stop looking at the people at the top and understand that there is time for everything and also that you won't archive anything God is not willing to give to you.

The signs anyone suffering from a demonic attacks are

HAVING AN UNSETTLED MIND people always end up tagging it as Brain problem but the fact about it is that anything that affects your MIND will affect everything about you. which means if you notice your mind have not being stable for couple of days quickly seek for spiritual help and open up to people before it degenerates to something serious.

An unsettled mind is a serious problem it won't resolve itself if you don't quickly seek for help in fact the demon is so strong that it won't want to get out of anyone suffering from such problem until it claims the person's life and then jump into another person.

other signs you will be experiencing if you are having an Unsettled Mind you won't feel like going to churches or mosques. or lets say going for a while and then tagging the pastors or imams at the churches or mosques you visited as fraudsters or other evil names and another is that such people always end up fighting their closest friends which is anybody trying to help them out of their problem.


Why is because the demon inside of them won't want to get out of them ., This demon will always make them give silly excuses and always protect them from evil things happening to other people so that it can stay in such person's life till it accomplish the mission which is CLAIMING THE PERSON'S LIFE most times through a suicidal act and another one is that most people with mental illness don't fall ill easily because that demon won't want them to fall sick so that he or she won't visit a hospital and that way their won't be a solution to the problem

& it's this same spirit that will be telling them not to let people know what is going on with them because people will mock him or her . If another person even try to ask her what is really wrong with such fellow . He won't be able to explain clearly

I have attended a pastoral college before that is how I know all these things.

In general if Adebola Rayo and any other suffering from this kind of problem can seek for spiritual help they will be healed and if anyone here think he or she has a problem once that problem is still letting you go to mosques or churches that is not a strong problem it will be solved very soon.

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Suks: 12:50am On Mar 18, 2013
oohooohohohoh

i laffed my brains off at ur decking at the carnal

broa am rly sorry buh u told d story so well i could not but laff

and u wr right wen u said everybody has dia own problem, u will be surprised at the number of pple wif mental illness in Nigeria

may God help us......
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by akingangan: 12:52am On Mar 18, 2013
People should not make it about religion! Nigeria!!

The truth is all over the world there are people with issues.

And in all cases, it is condition that make the crayfish to bend!

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Rex123(m): 12:53am On Mar 18, 2013
I understand how you feel... I have gone thru similar experience and it wasn't funny at all. One sunday evening, I decided to take a stroll, as I was walking down the street of my neighbourhood one mad man approached me, held my shirt and accused me of sleeping with his wife. He beat and spat at me. It was the intervention of some area boys that saved me. Now me and mad man no dey jam for road o.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by 80million1: 12:54am On Mar 18, 2013
*speechless*
so many things going on,God please help!
It was on this same Nairaland a news was posted not too long ago where a Prof claimed that 80percent abi na 90, of Nigerians get dust for inside brain, as in skon skon.
Imagine a man dressed in suit,and powering a RangeRover Evoque, come down and exchange blows with a danfo driver for brushing his toy.
I dey fear evrybody these days o.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by coogar: 1:02am On Mar 18, 2013
what a story!!!
okara and a banker fighting in the canal.....
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Nobody: 1:07am On Mar 18, 2013
pekelepekele: [b]What baffles me about Adebola Rayo case was that she never mentioned anything like looking for spiritual help that alone truly prove that she is suffering from a spiritual problem.

Let me break it down a little if there is any particular fellow suffering from a powerful demonic attack it always end up affecting SUCH PERSON'S MIND AND NOT THE BRAIN. For every human being to live peacefully it is from your mind and if anyone will live the opposite it is also from the mind.

Example one can be rich and still be feeling poor if he won't stop looking at the people at the top and understand that there is time for everything and also that you won't archive anything God is not willing to give to you.

The signs anyone suffering from a demonic attacks are HAVING UNSETTLED MIND people always end up tagging it as Brain problem but the fact about it is that anything that affects your MIND will affect everything about you. which means if you notice your mind has not being stable for couple of days quickly seek for spiritual help and open up to people before it degenerates to something serious.

An unsettled mind is a serious problem it won't resolve itself if you don't quickly seek for help in fact the demon is so strong that it won't want to get out of anyone suffering from such problem until it claims the person's life and then jump into another person.

other signs you will be experiencing if you are having an Unsettled Mind you won't feel like going to churches or mosques. or lets say going for a while and then tagging the pastors or imams at the churches or mosques he visited as fraudsters or other evil names another they always end up fighting their closest friends which is anybody trying to help them out of their problem.


Why is because the demon inside of them won't want to get out of them ., This demon will always make them give silly excuses and always protect them from evil things happening to other people so that it can live long in them , example most people with mental illness don't fall ill easily because that demon won't want them to fall sick so that he or she won't visit a hospital .

& it's this same spirit that will be telling them not to let people know what is going on with them because people will mock him or her . If another person even try to ask her what is really wrong with such fellow . He won't be able to explain clearly

I have attended a pastoral college before that is how I know all these things.

In general if Adebola Rayo and any other suffering from this kind of problem can sick for spiritual help they will be healed and if anyone here think he or she has a problem once that problem is still letting you go to mosques or churches that is not a strong problem it will be solved very soon.

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My brother na wa for you o.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by 19naia(m): 1:16am On Mar 18, 2013
the ones who breakdown AND FALL BY THE WAY SIDE OF THE RAT RACE ARE ONLY THE SYMPTOM OF THE DISEASE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.. THE REAL DISEASE IS SOURCED IN THE ONES STILL GOING STRONG IN THE WAYS AND FORMS OF SOCIALIZING ONE ANOTHER AMID THE WORLD AND ALL ITS RESOURCES AND PITFALLS....tHE LEAST OF OUR WORRYS IS FOR THE ONES WHO NO LONGER FUNCTION WELL IN AN INSANE SYSTEM WE TRY TO PROJECT AS NORMAL....THE REAL WORRY IS STEADILY COMING TO A HEAD WHERE NO ONE ON EARTH WILL ESCAPE THE SYPMTOMS AND BE LUCKY TO SURVIVE WHILE WE LOOK BACK AND SEE THE MAJESTIC PROPHECY IN THE WAYS OF THE ONES WE MISTOOK FOR MENTALLY ILL.....wRECKLESS PROFITEERING WITHOUT THE REGARD FOR THE ENVORONMENT AND OUR NEED FOR NATURAL GROWTH AND HABITAT,WRECKLESS PROFITEERING WITHOUT REGARD FOR ONE ANOTHERS WELL BEING AS EVERY HUMAN ON EARTH IS EQUAL IN NEEDS AND CONCERN,WRECKLESS PROFITEERING WITHOUT REGARD FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN WHOLE AND IN TRUTH WHILE INCLUDING THE REAL SOCIAL EFFECTS OF HOW WE SOCIALIZE WORLD ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT........tHERE IN LIES THE AGE OLD PROBLEM STEADILY GROWING WHERE EVEN THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AGENDA IS AN INDUSTRY IN MANY COUNTRIES WHERE IT IS EXPLOITED BY PROFITEERING...tHE WORST MENTAL ILLNESS IS IN THE PERSPECTIVES WE VIEW THE WORLD AND OTHERS WITH, AND THE SUBSEQUENT WAYS WE ACT ACCORDING TO OUR PERSPECTIVES REGARDLESS OF IF WE ARE WISE ENOUGH TO KNOW TRUTH DEEPLY

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Nobody: 1:29am On Mar 18, 2013
19naia: the ones who breakdown AND FALL BY THE WAY SIDE OF THE RAT RACE ARE ONLY THE SYMPTOM OF THE DISEASE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.. THE REAL DISEASE IS SOURCED IN THE ONES STILL GOING STRONG IN THE WAYS AND FORMS OF SOCIALIZING ONE ANOTHER AMID THE WORLD AND ALL ITS RESOURCES AND PITFALLS....tHE LEAST OF OUR WORRYS IS FOR THE ONES WHO NO LONGER FUNCTION WELL IN AN INSANE SYSTEM WE TRY TO PROJECT AS NORMAL....THE REAL WORRY IS STEADILY COMING TO A HEAD WHERE NO ONE ON EARTH WILL ESCAPE THE SYPMTOMS AND BE LUCKY TO SURVIVE WHILE WE LOOK BACK AND SEE THE MAJESTIC PROPHECY IN THE WAYS OF THE ONES WE MISTOOK FOR MENTALLY ILL.....wRECKLESS PROFITEERING WITHOUT THE REGARD FOR THE ENVORONMENT AND OUR NEED FOR NATURAL GROWTH AND HABITAT,WRECKLESS PROFITEERING WITHOUT REGARD FOR ONE ANOTHERS WELL BEING AS EVERY HUMAN ON EARTH IS EQUAL IN NEEDS AND CONCERN,WRECKLESS PROFITEERING WITHOUT REGARD FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN WHOLE AND IN TRUTH WHILE INCLUDING THE REAL SOCIAL EFFECTS OF HOW WE SOCIALIZE WORLD ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT........tHERE IN LIES THE AGE OLD PROBLEM STEADILY GROWING WHERE EVEN THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AGENDA IS AN INDUSTRY IN MANY COUNTRIES WHERE IT IS EXPLOITED BY PROFITEERING...tHE WORST MENTAL ILLNESS IS IN THE PERSPECTIVES WE VIEW THE WORLD AND OTHERS WITH, AND THE SUBSEQUENT WAYS WE ACT ACCORDING TO OUR PERSPECTIVES REGARDLESS OF IF WE ARE WISE ENOUGH TO KNOW TRUTH DEEPLY
Dont you think you need help |?

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by Samsantos9: 1:31am On Mar 18, 2013
@Op nice write up you should seriously consider writing
@Topic although you should have advised him to see a professional instead of you trying to help but I must also commend you not everyone can help a total stranger.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by SisiKill1: 1:53am On Mar 18, 2013
A Handsome writer's experience with Mental Illness

. . .. . .shouldn't that be the Title of this thread?!! tongue

Aiight, all jokes apart. . .OP, nice write up and nice of you to want to help but I think your mistake is in thinking showing "Love and Care" can cure mental illness. There IS a reason why there are professionals. . .doctors who specialize in this. I mean this is like taking you car to a caterer and wondering why dust from flour comes out of the exhaust.

I think you misunderstand the part of Rayo's post you quoted, she ain't saying try to cure them, she is saying understand they are SICK and often times they can't help their behavior.
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by SisiKill1: 1:56am On Mar 18, 2013
pekelepekele: What baffles me about Adebola Rayo case was that she never mentioned anything like looking for spiritual help that alone truly prove that she is suffering from a spiritual problem.

Errr. . .I think THAT alone shows she hasn't gone completely over the edge and there's hope yet.

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by pekelepekele(m): 2:02am On Mar 18, 2013
Sisi_Kill:

Errr. . .I think THAT alone shows she hasn't gone completely over the edge and there's hope yet.

You mean she shouldn't seek for spiritual assistance? Sisi kill do you want to kill that sisi ni?
Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by coogar: 2:11am On Mar 18, 2013
pekelepekele:

You mean she shouldn't seek for spiritual assistance? Sisi kill do you want to kill that sisi ni?

i don't know why people think every problem in nigeria is spiritual. when people are too religious, they lose 90% of their common sense with it. this is why nigeria is still stagnant or moving backwards. people who pray for nigeria are nigeria's biggest enemy.

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by pekelepekele(m): 2:22am On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

i don't know why people think every problem in nigeria is spiritual. when people are too religious, they lose 90% of their common sense with it. this is why nigeria is still stagnant or moving backwards. people who pray for nigeria are nigeria's biggest enemy.

[b]My brother cooga any problem or goodness you will have in the real world would have happened to you in the virtual world which is the spirit world . The Nigeria we can't see with our naked eyes is having problems that is why the real one is suffering so much and what are the things causing all these are the blood of the innocent people dieing in this country daily either through ritual process or wrong judgement passed by the bribed justice including those dieing through road accidents because of lack of good roads and other sort of ways all these people spirits are deteriorating the case of the Virtual Nigeria making it more darker from light

Believe it or not but one thing that will never change is that within the 24hrs in a day . Both light and darkness always share it and your brain can't stay active a day without you sleeping which means all human beings are living in 2 different world the physical one that makes you go to work and do all sort of things and the spiritual one that either you like it or not you have to close your eyes and sleep [/b]

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Re: My Phobia For People With Mental Illness: Reply To Adebola Rayo by coogar: 2:28am On Mar 18, 2013
pekelepekele:
My brother cooga any problem or goodness you will have in the real world would have happened to you in the virtual world which is the spirit world . The Nigeria we can't see with our naked eyes is having problems that is why the real one is suffering so much and what are the things causing all these are the blood of the innocent people dieing in this country daily either through ritual process or wrong judgement passed by the bribed justice including those dieing through road accidents because of lack of good roads and other sort of ways .

Believe it or not one thing that will never change is that within the 24hrs in a day . Both light and darkness always share it and your brain can't stay active a day without you sleeping which means all human beings are living in 2 different world the physical one that makes you go to work and do all sort of things and the spiritual one that either you like it or not you have to close your eyes and sleep

99% of nigeria's problem are not spiritual!
if nigerians take their lives in their hands, there would be less stuff to worry about. the time to pray is over, christians and muslims should come together and march to abuja and demand better lives - instead of camping at the redemption camp for hours praying for a country that's ruled by nonentities!

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