Ann Corcoran

Yeah, so that's a great question. It really isn't stigma. When we talk about severe mental illness and people in psychosis, which means they have lost touch with reality, they can't choose to have treatment because they don't know. And I know that you know the word anosognosia. They have no awareness into the illness. Therefore, they are not going to seek treatment.

And that is the number one difficulty that families face in trying to get their loved ones help. Perfect example that I can tell you, a woman that I'm dealing with in Massachusetts, she She has a son, 49 years old, been off his medications for over a year, completely psychotic, threatening to kill and rape people.

And that is the number one difficulty that families face in trying to get their loved ones help. Perfect example that I can tell you, a woman that I'm dealing with in Massachusetts, she She has a son, 49 years old, been off his medications for over a year, completely psychotic, threatening to kill and rape people.

And that is the number one difficulty that families face in trying to get their loved ones help. Perfect example that I can tell you, a woman that I'm dealing with in Massachusetts, she She has a son, 49 years old, been off his medications for over a year, completely psychotic, threatening to kill and rape people.

Most recently, he was going to take dumbbells outside and beat them because he was a creator. And this woman cannot get him help. So I have been working with her. I've called our Department of Mental Health. I called a co-response team to go out and evaluate him, spoken with the treatment team that was taking care of him, every possible person.

Most recently, he was going to take dumbbells outside and beat them because he was a creator. And this woman cannot get him help. So I have been working with her. I've called our Department of Mental Health. I called a co-response team to go out and evaluate him, spoken with the treatment team that was taking care of him, every possible person.

Most recently, he was going to take dumbbells outside and beat them because he was a creator. And this woman cannot get him help. So I have been working with her. I've called our Department of Mental Health. I called a co-response team to go out and evaluate him, spoken with the treatment team that was taking care of him, every possible person.

And two months later, he was still out in the community. He was recently arrested for getting an altercation with a group of people. And he's now sitting in jail in isolation, completely psychotic. And the lawyer, the public defender for her son, will not talk to this woman because he hasn't done anything really that bad. We're going to try and get him out.

And two months later, he was still out in the community. He was recently arrested for getting an altercation with a group of people. And he's now sitting in jail in isolation, completely psychotic. And the lawyer, the public defender for her son, will not talk to this woman because he hasn't done anything really that bad. We're going to try and get him out.

And two months later, he was still out in the community. He was recently arrested for getting an altercation with a group of people. And he's now sitting in jail in isolation, completely psychotic. And the lawyer, the public defender for her son, will not talk to this woman because he hasn't done anything really that bad. We're going to try and get him out.

So it's really like, what are we going to wait for a tragedy to happen? And then we're going to turn around and say, well, how did that happen? Well, this is how it happened. Of course, because this mother has been fighting to try and get her son help for over a year now and can't.

So it's really like, what are we going to wait for a tragedy to happen? And then we're going to turn around and say, well, how did that happen? Well, this is how it happened. Of course, because this mother has been fighting to try and get her son help for over a year now and can't.

So it's really like, what are we going to wait for a tragedy to happen? And then we're going to turn around and say, well, how did that happen? Well, this is how it happened. Of course, because this mother has been fighting to try and get her son help for over a year now and can't.

So, well, anosognosia is usually, you know, can be a part of psychosis and they really don't understand that they have an illness. And that really is the number one reason that people stop taking medication.

So, well, anosognosia is usually, you know, can be a part of psychosis and they really don't understand that they have an illness. And that really is the number one reason that people stop taking medication.

So, well, anosognosia is usually, you know, can be a part of psychosis and they really don't understand that they have an illness. And that really is the number one reason that people stop taking medication.

So even when somebody, you know, might have gotten out of the hospital, have been stabilized and on the medications, well, they usually stop taking their medications and because they feel OK and they think there's nothing wrong with me. And it's not very different than denial. It's not that they're denying they have an illness. They truly don't think that they're ill.

So even when somebody, you know, might have gotten out of the hospital, have been stabilized and on the medications, well, they usually stop taking their medications and because they feel OK and they think there's nothing wrong with me. And it's not very different than denial. It's not that they're denying they have an illness. They truly don't think that they're ill.

So even when somebody, you know, might have gotten out of the hospital, have been stabilized and on the medications, well, they usually stop taking their medications and because they feel OK and they think there's nothing wrong with me. And it's not very different than denial. It's not that they're denying they have an illness. They truly don't think that they're ill.

And it's similar to somebody with Alzheimer's. They don't recognize that they have Alzheimer's. And it's sort of the same way the brain works. These individuals do not think they're ill. And it's a very real condition. And so what happens when they're off the medication, eventually they do go back into psychosis, which means they have lost touch with reality.