[Jan 15, 97 - 08:43] Jane Kelley of 1:138/255 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
JS>>I'm not aware that there is any significant population of zombies in our
JS>>schools.
JK> Ever had a 35 year old who wanted to find out what was wrong with him so
JK> that he could live a normal life present himself to you?  I'd sent him
JK> to treatment for chemical addiction when he was in his 20's, around 11
JK> years prior.  Mental health professionals could not handle his temper
JK> tantrumes and rages.
JK> I tried twice to get him to adhere to the standard diet in recovery for
JK> alcoholics.  He insisted upon clinging to his high intake of processed
JK> sugars, something he had been used to from birth due to a very high
JK> incidence of food allergies.
JK> This one young man alone has used up countless hours of time spent by
JK> medical, nursing, social service and other professionals trying to help
JK> him.  I managed to get him properly diagnosed as an adult: Bipolar with
JK> Attention Deficit Disorder, but he would not give up his sugar again.
JK> He did go back to the psychiatrist who wanted to put him back on the
JK> Ritalin again which didn't do diddly for him as a child.  The
JK> psychiatrist was fully aware of his potential for taking a the average
JK> clinic apart when irritated and I hope provided some protection for the
JK> clerical staff.
JK> There are others just like him.  Folks who have been mistreated from
JK> birth and who do not recover.  They tend to end up on the welfare rolls
JK> and crime statistics rather than on any other, Jerry.
JK> Drop outs from mainstream society.
What has this to do with schoolrooms full of zombies?
Jerry Schwartz
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