Some of you may know from my postings in the past that I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. And I can testify that I am not the same person when I am suffering through my episodes; I can't function in society and often need hospitalization for which my meds need to be adjusted or readministered.
I live in a very politically conservative state and there has been talk of removing mental health coverage from Medicaid. This affects me, for if I go into the hospital again, we will not be able to pay it next time. Even the Medicaid I qualify for now is a spend-down, because I work and make a certain amount of money.
I guess the question I'm throwing out there, is pertaining to this: I know this is often a spiritual question, this mental illness. What do you think? Does the devil make me do those things, or is it a chemical imbalance? The bible is not a medical textbook, which some people make the mistake of thinking it is, and I think I make my personal thoughts clear with that statement alone.
But what do you think?
I live in a very politically conservative state and there has been talk of removing mental health coverage from Medicaid. This affects me, for if I go into the hospital again, we will not be able to pay it next time. Even the Medicaid I qualify for now is a spend-down, because I work and make a certain amount of money.
I guess the question I'm throwing out there, is pertaining to this: I know this is often a spiritual question, this mental illness. What do you think? Does the devil make me do those things, or is it a chemical imbalance? The bible is not a medical textbook, which some people make the mistake of thinking it is, and I think I make my personal thoughts clear with that statement alone.
But what do you think?