Ruth Johnston

And basically, severe bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and schizoaffective, these things can do that too. The part of the brain that should be able to tell that you're talking slowly, that you're not making sense, that you're lost. The part of the brain that can tell those things is damaged, and they cannot tell. Levi believed that he had a Portuguese accent, which he didn't.

And basically, severe bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and schizoaffective, these things can do that too. The part of the brain that should be able to tell that you're talking slowly, that you're not making sense, that you're lost. The part of the brain that can tell those things is damaged, and they cannot tell. Levi believed that he had a Portuguese accent, which he didn't.

And basically, severe bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and schizoaffective, these things can do that too. The part of the brain that should be able to tell that you're talking slowly, that you're not making sense, that you're lost. The part of the brain that can tell those things is damaged, and they cannot tell. Levi believed that he had a Portuguese accent, which he didn't.

At times, he couldn't understand our speech. I would explain that to him, and he'd just say, I think you just weren't making sense. We'd say, you were going through something. No, I wasn't. That's anosognosia.

At times, he couldn't understand our speech. I would explain that to him, and he'd just say, I think you just weren't making sense. We'd say, you were going through something. No, I wasn't. That's anosognosia.

At times, he couldn't understand our speech. I would explain that to him, and he'd just say, I think you just weren't making sense. We'd say, you were going through something. No, I wasn't. That's anosognosia.

That's right.

That's right.

That's right.

You can't. That's the problem. Essentially, back in the 60s, our legal system changed the way we handled mental illness to take away most involuntary treatment, because especially in the 60s, it was being seen as a civil rights issue. And so everything was shifted so that the people have to want the treatment. If you have anosognosia, you can't.

You can't. That's the problem. Essentially, back in the 60s, our legal system changed the way we handled mental illness to take away most involuntary treatment, because especially in the 60s, it was being seen as a civil rights issue. And so everything was shifted so that the people have to want the treatment. If you have anosognosia, you can't.

You can't. That's the problem. Essentially, back in the 60s, our legal system changed the way we handled mental illness to take away most involuntary treatment, because especially in the 60s, it was being seen as a civil rights issue. And so everything was shifted so that the people have to want the treatment. If you have anosognosia, you can't.

And so the only time there's anything you can do is if your state and county have changed the law and set up a program so that you can get an assisted outpatient treatment order where you can give them the evidence.

And so the only time there's anything you can do is if your state and county have changed the law and set up a program so that you can get an assisted outpatient treatment order where you can give them the evidence.

And so the only time there's anything you can do is if your state and county have changed the law and set up a program so that you can get an assisted outpatient treatment order where you can give them the evidence.

basically evidence that they won't be able to live safely in life like losing your car getting lost thinking your food is poisoned these are all factors that are not predicting in a good way and that gets used if you don't have that then literally you can take them to an outpatient thing and they can't make them take medicine either they can convince them

basically evidence that they won't be able to live safely in life like losing your car getting lost thinking your food is poisoned these are all factors that are not predicting in a good way and that gets used if you don't have that then literally you can take them to an outpatient thing and they can't make them take medicine either they can convince them

basically evidence that they won't be able to live safely in life like losing your car getting lost thinking your food is poisoned these are all factors that are not predicting in a good way and that gets used if you don't have that then literally you can take them to an outpatient thing and they can't make them take medicine either they can convince them

Levi said, you guys are just persecuting me for my religious beliefs. And everybody told us, again, wait for, quote unquote, something to happen and hope it's not very bad. It's maddening. It's wrong.

Levi said, you guys are just persecuting me for my religious beliefs. And everybody told us, again, wait for, quote unquote, something to happen and hope it's not very bad. It's maddening. It's wrong.