Mental Health Plan

[kintarwoe]

Right, I've had this idea for a while.

 

It starts with some changes to default laws, to imply a variety of viewpoints would be seen as signs of mental illness and with the right mayor these people could be put in a mental hospital until staff are sure they will stop doing it. Things like saying it isn't just a game (derealisation), being non-verbal and socially disadvantaged, and more. I respect the rules against self-harm related things being a part of the game, but part of this kind of thing in real society can come down to a person's basic ability to care for themselves and even a fixation on the harm of others. Simply, there should be a line where certain people are unreasonable and can't communicate and at the same time end up causing themselves or others danger.

 

Another really good example of what could be done is a way to peacefully isolate rats. They might look a bit different, but they can speak and be reasonable and choose not to infect people. This gives them a deserving second chance to learn this and avoid being isolated. Overall for anyone involved it gives them a time and place to learn to be reasonable, recover, so they can actually understand the respect the laws and such of Orbital City. And everyone really deserves a chance like that. Players can always call a sit and appeal such treatment being done to them.

 

It would require a mental hospital on the map and a couple of jobs. A psychiatrist and some nurses are required. I think the psychiatrist should be a VIP, trusted, or donator player and it should also require that they have not had any recent FailRP warns, if possible. It would not always be available, but when it is there should be default laws for rats and giving them a chance. Mayors should be allowed to instate mandatory treatment for the derealisation issues that the game is not real, and that therefore the rules don't matter - as for such people with that unfortunate condition they cannot really be objective regarding the rules and will always be a menace to society, or be victimised and fuel crime and drug addiction.

 

There are also a variety of impulse control issues and players that clearly can't help but break perfectly valid laws. These people too should be able to be dragged off by police to a mental institution (when it is available) for rehabilitation. The mayor could decide things here with some limits, for example misclicks that injure police (or anyone) could be because of dangerous mental health. Maybe even things like multiple recent instances of misclicks, these people have serious issues and need psychiatric care. Think, are we barbarians?

 

If you like my idea try adding your own idea too it. The essence is that clearly, there are people with serious issues with understanding reality (such as thinking the game isn't real), impulse control, and people being against society. Voluntary patients could also be admitted, if they just wanted to learn to play the game better and actually serve a constructive role in society. Rehabilitation for criminal tendencies could also be voluntary provided if the psychiatrist comes to believe they are ill. If I were a psychiatrist I would have an assessment process to see if people are suitable.

 

Lastly, if the psychiatrist for any reason thinks they are faking, a risk to other patients, they can just be imprisoned. I even think that a psychiatrist assessment could be a way out of admin sits to shorten punishments. For example, I wanted to be on for my birthday last year, however due to the fact in real life I need this for real, and have schizo-affective disorder a downward spiral led me to a 24 hour weapon blacklist. Admittedly, this was an act of madness, but I really knew I screwed up here and that my problems had affected others. It all started when I broke NLR to RDM a dead mayor I could not find as assassin, but after that there were some more things that were just bad luck. I'm just not wired right, and I could have made an effort to have that sorted out and maybe only had a 12 hour blacklist.

 

Things which are largely neurological should not be considered illnesses by psychiatrists, such as motor skill issues or even speech disorders themselves. I think the game also needs a system to facilitate different psychiatrists keeping notes on patients. One should be able to see a formers work, unless that psychiatrist has been demoted or an admin has revoked their status. There could even be a designation for the criminally insane, people who are a permanent risk to others, which would make things easy for police to preemptively save more lives.

 

My idea is not perfect, but if you can think of a problem discuss it below and I will try and fix it.

[Tuppy]

This post gave me anxiety disorder, behavioural and emotional disorder, depression dissociation and dissociative disorder, eating disorder, obsessive compulsive disord, paranoia, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, and schizophrenia

[foopy]

This post gave me anxiety disorder, behavioural and emotional disorder, depression dissociation and dissociative disorder, eating disorder, obsessive compulsive disord, paranoia, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, and schizophrenia

agreed

[kintarwoe]

This post gave me anxiety disorder, behavioural and emotional disorder, depression dissociation and dissociative disorder, eating disorder, obsessive compulsive disord, paranoia, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, and schizophrenia

 

This is clearly a case of either hypochondria, or is a histrionic manipulation. Tell me about your family history, did your mother claim to have this diagnosis?

 

You should probably see a neurologist, because you might have late stage Huntington's disease and it has damaged your brain. You can get a simple DNA test for this, and it is hereditary. If you tell me about your family history, I will be able to go further on my differential diagnosis on what is actually wrong here.