The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), run by those who abuse their power, has become more concerned with censorship than with addressing the real issues their patients face. They seem obsessed with controlling speech, clothing, and self-expression, all under the guise of avoiding "triggers." But who are they really protecting? It’s the patients who "keep in line," the ones who conform to their system, while the rest of us are left out in the cold.
NAMI tries to tell us that a beer ad or a rebellious music poster is somehow going to send us into a spiral. But let me tell you, my trigger isn't a Hendrix t-shirt or an edgy slogan. My trigger is something far deeper and darker—it's the prejudice and trauma I still carry from being unfairly sentenced and raped in jail.
You see, while NAMI staff make a fuss over what I say or wear, they seem to completely ignore the fact that I am constantly surrounded by convicts. These individuals aren't there for treatment—they're there to lighten their sentence. And every time I see them, I am reminded of the horrific experience I endured in jail. It’s them that trigger my PTSD, not some arbitrary poster on the wall.
But NAMI? They won't acknowledge my requests. They won’t even try. Their focus is on controlling us, forcing us to conform to their broken system. It's as if they believe their authority to manipulate the justice system gives them the right to further punish and control us, the very people they are supposed to help.
This system is broken beyond repair, and I refuse to be another victim. I refuse to let them bend me to their will. Because in the end, "it is unwise to play into a broken system—for the system may break you!"
It’s time to stop pretending that superficial symbols are the real threat and start addressing the genuine, deeply rooted traumas that people like me face every day.
by Dan and Bonkers
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