Before you call yourself a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other theology, learn to be human first.

~ Shannon L. Alder

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To not have your suffering recognized is an almost unbearable form of violence.

~ Andrei Lankov

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There is clear evidence from internal investigations in the past that some raters actually see themselves as adversaries to veterans. If a claim can be minimized, then the government has saved money, regardless of the need of the veteran. Just recently, the press exposed an official e-mail from a high-level staff person who stated in essence that PTSD diagnosis was becoming too prevalent and offered ways to delay and deflect ratings in order to save the government money.

~ Taylor Armstrong

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Every time you feel like mocking a person you disagree with politically by implying that they are mentally ill, I want you to instead imagine you are talking to every single person who actually is mentally ill and telling them they are worthless. That's how it makes mentally ill people feel. Doesn't seem very progressive now does it?

~ Ariel Howland

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