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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
People who are OCD shouldn't even get on a plane, let alone bi-polar.
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I'm not sure why you say this. OCD very rarely manifests itself in outwardly hostile activity...even if it can look very "odd" to outsiders.
Bipolar disorder ranges in severity...some of my friends have it, and study at university, lead normal lives, and work around the side effects of the medication they need. Some folks i know are more or less permentantly disabled by it.
Clearly, this man was not ready for that kind of stress. But it's not a blanket thing where "crazy people shouldn't fly." I've been pretty ill before, locked wards and all that. I have around 20,000 in air miles logged so far this year...and i'm probably going to end up with a silver elite card next year. I always carry emergency medication (xanax or equivalent) in the event that i need it. knowing your personal limits is the key...most of the time, persons with mental illness are living pretty normal lives. the real shame is that trying to push for that normalcy can have tragic consequences in some situations.