Comments on: CBS cares about reducing mental illness stigma

By: dawn mcferron

dawn mcferron — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:22:42 +0000

i so understand tina where you are coming from my son hadd add ohdd as a child i thought he grew out of it he’s now 23 and has a new baby he lost his job and totaled his car in one day. that sent him into a depression wich turned into manic eppesodes wich are out of controll i wonder every day if my son will be here i try to get him help but as they sAy you can lead a horse to water but cant make him drink.he dont want to except he has this disorder so he wont take meds on a everyday basis like he should,i know if he would take everyday for 1 month he would feel better but i cant get any help because they say he is an adult well what do you do just watch your child destroy therself’s and wait for them to be dead or as your case wind up in jail that isnt the answer they dont need jail what they need is help what is wrong with this country they want to help kids all around the world while our own children are looked over and locked away please help i dont know how to handle him im trying to do everything i can to prevent an out of control episode when this happens he is know longer the son i have known and loved its like no one is behind his eyes and someone else has taken over his mind.

By: Paula McGallion

Paula McGallion — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:07:59 +0000

CBS cares? Why because they give up 30 seconds of their air time? Bipolar is serious. I’m a sufferer along with 2 of my children, it’s a daily struggle for the entire family and anyone else we encounter. People with this disorder generally don’t want to admit they have a problem. Just because Mark Harmon gets on television and says ‘be aware’, how does this help? No matter what, people just want to call us crazy and be done with us. It’s easier to disregard us than to attempt to understand. Mark’s 30 seconds said to visit your site, but I don’t know why, you have no more information on your site that I see. So what are you trying to prove CBS?

By: Marie Lapage

Marie Lapage — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:44:12 +0000

I have a twelve year old grandson i have custody o and i am having difficulty with him. he has been in three hospitals so far and because of his insurance they only hold him for two weeks if that. they are telling me they do not see any thing wrong he is just very bright. I know there is something wrong. His mom is 34 years old and left him behind many times. now she was diangonize with bipolar and has nothing as far as a life and medication. my grandson is suffering as far as keeping friends his self esteem could not get any lower. he strikes out at me. verbally and physillay. i have many people and proffesionally people helping me. but we are getting no where. now i am tole he is deppreses. well hello of course he is. i guess it takes time and the wright meds are important but how do you get there? how long does it take. i do feel he has the right doctors and the right care.

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:29:59 +0000

I have a 28yr old daughter who had problems as a young teen. We got her help and she was pretty good for the most part for over 10 years. Her Grandma passed away in May 2010 and it threw her into an downer episode. She was finally diagnosed with bi-polar disease in June of 2011 after multiple suicide attempt and started mood stabilizing medications. She still has so many bad days life is so hard for all of us. She has left her husband of 10′years, her rock and 2 children for a looser and lives in a little rental by herself. She is a broken young women. How can I help her? I am so scared she will give up and end her life. She is getting help and medicine but they are just not doing their job.

By: DM

DM — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:15:45 +0000

CBScares.tv doesn’t exist. I get redirected to http://www.cbs.com/error/500

Lot of ppl will get help there? ROFL

By: Pam Wehking

Pam Wehking — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:27:13 +0000

Personally touched by MI , this is a much needed conversation to not only reach the undiagnosed, but the familiar face of a trusted celeb like Mark Harmon is so heartfelt…. Our nation needs everyone to know that we do place stigma on diabetes or other physical health concerns and one cannot possibly have a healthy body w/o a healthy mind. Thank you to CBS but especially Mark Harmon! You are the best!

By: MT hernandez

MT hernandez — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:15:57 +0000

To Mark Harmon, your BiPolar Disorder ad keeps getting cut off Why?
To this day we have not seen the whole ad/message

By: Tina Terrell

Tina Terrell — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:37:02 +0000

i also want to say that i love ncis and i think mark harmon still has it he like a good wine gets better with age

By: Tina Terrell

Tina Terrell — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:34:29 +0000

oh yea and for the record what do you do when your child is so stubborn that he doesn’t think he has a problem he has a six year old daughter that he won’t even seek help for it he says that he has a gift from GOD he manic with schizophrenic physcotic features he so whacked he thinks that everything he is doing is to save people souls if it means killing them or hisself

By: Tina Terrell

Tina Terrell — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:26:54 +0000

i really don’tknow what to say i have been fighting for my sons life since he was 16 years old i have had him pick up only to be release in 3 days saying that they have him on meds and he should be ok my sons bipolar is cause from stress they said because it was ten years before he had another episode. He had a job a langedale ford he worked for eight years without meds or episode then he got married and his wife said she loved him so much she would help him through it. Well second episode she divorce him and took everything he had home car his life she called the law to him and had him lock up,langedale used that as an excused to fired him. Now i had him pick up again with a severe case of it and because he had no drugs in his system they let him go now he is in dallas texas jail loosing his mind because of this disorder and i have sent them the papers where he has been diagnosed with bipolar with mixed episodes and physcotic features well i will tell you this CBS MIGHT CAREbut NOONE ELSE DOES EXCEPT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIR CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AND CAN”T GET NO ONE TO HELP THEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE GROWN it doesn’t matter if you LOVE them but i can guarantee that if you were a drug addict mom or a alcholic you could get all the help you can that just the way i’ve seen it played out