#5 My middle stepson has schizophrenia. He is now 50 and lived with us for 4 years from 1996-2000 it was hell for us with threats because of the voices. Not only that to get any treatment for him was a fight we carry on to this day. He lives in sheltered accommodation now but cuts have left him with us and his GP(ha) as his only support. He got a job because the support workers thought it was good for him in a supermarket, That lasted until day two because he took a hammer in to smash the managers head in.He has lost flats due to trashing them and has been sectioned under the mental health act. I could go on and on. So If my wife and I do not stand up for him and keep pushing Social Services and other agencies I think he would be dead by now or some one else would.
Yes I do take offence, he is vulnerable and incapable of standing up for himself. The Mental Health system in this country is deplorable and people who are incapable of living unsupported are left to their own devices and often on the streets.
1 in 4 will get some form of metal problem in a year
This list is from Mind.
Depression 2.6 in 100 people
Anxiety 4.7 in 100 people
Mixed anxiety and depression 9.7 in 100 people
Phobias 2.6 in 100 people
OCD 1.3 in 100 people
Panic disorder 1.2 in 100 people
Post traumatic stress disorder 3.0 in 100 people
Eating disorders 1.6 in 100 people

Freuds remark was unhelpful and unkind in the extreme and I would like to see him and anyone else from whatever party sacked as they are clearly not in touch with the real world.