• Sethayy@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    So weird that private medical info is only like sorta private except if they wanna use it

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      1 year ago

      I mean, on the one hand I agree.

      On the other hand, if you dream of murdering babies or crashing planes, perhaps the hospital or airline you work for should be informed.

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        1 year ago

        Real talk though, you can’t punish thought crimes.

        Who TF dreams of crashing planes that does not fly planes? The incidence of plane-crash-dreamers is most certainly highly concentrated amongst pilots.

        As are those who dream of killing babies concentrated around those who spend time around them.

        Most of us use our brains to filter out things that we don’t want to come to actualization. But the bad thoughts are in there. 94% of us will experience intrusive thoughts at some point in our lives. All to jail?

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          1 year ago

          And yet you think people should have their guns taken away for their thoughts or their words, so what makes you think you’re any better?

          But the bad thoughts are in there. 94% of us will experience intrusive thoughts at some point in our lives. All to jail?

          Imagine treating intrusive thoughts and killing babies as somehow equivalent. And that psychologists aren’t trained to know the difference and who to flag, and who not to. At least that’s what you’d say when pushing for red flag laws.

      • Sethayy@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Or like get it solved before it becomes a problem? And have a professional medical opinion reccomend if you should work somewhere to not based on a risk assessment, not just a blanket statement

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          1 year ago

          Ok, but the alternative is knowing a nurse directly in charge of infants wants to murder them and still letting her go into work. You’re basically an accomplice at that point.

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      1 year ago

      Every mental health professional I have seen over the years is a mandatory reporter (in the US). Meaning they stated to me, upfront… if you have thoughts of hurting others OR yourself that WILL be reported. I didn’t have those thoughts so I probably put that out of my mind rather quickly.

      But after reading these comments, and the articles I can see both sides of the argument. Those suffering from these thoughts may well feel scared to admit them knowing they would have consequences for their jobs/ or legal trouble from admitting them. I’ve no idea who they would be “reporting” it to. I assume the mental health worker would attempt to send the individual to a psychiatric hospital so they can get help .