Crazy lady goes off on Dunkin Donuts — Page 3

I think she's an irrational low-life...probably stupid, probably poor...who thinks lording it all over someone who can't/defend themselves makes her the big powerful person in the room. I don't think it's likely that she'll have the self-awareness to see the backlash for what it is. She'll believe to the end that she is right and misunderstood.

Of course it's possible that she's mentally ill. But I see nothing here that specifically points to that. I've seen lots of non-mentally ill people act like this and worse.

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People behave in all kinds of ways. Just because they act weird doesn't mean they're mentally ill.

Tests are given to patients to determine that, by qualified physicians. When that is proven about this woman, I'll believe it.

I should add that I've behaved in some bizarre ways when even I myself walked away thinking, wow, they must think I'm nuts.

PMS has also been known to make woman act KEE-RAZEE!

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"Actually, I am a licensed clinician."

me too

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i agree, Jane.

I just don't like it when the very first assessment of someone you don't know is "she's mentally ill." Like you say, many tests determine it. Lots of information needs to be gathered. Mental illness is a serious condition, not to be taken lightly or diagnosed after any misstep in behavior.

People really start to sound like "the boy who cried wolf."

I worry about the day when two people get into an argument and start yelling, and suddenly they are sent to therapy and told they have anger management issues.

Really? That's a serious mental problem, but "getting angry," even irrationally so, doesn't mean there is an illness. Anger is a completely justifiable emotion without the need of pills or weeks of therapy to "cure" them of it.

It's like those parents who don't have time to raise or discipline their children, so they give the drugs to sedate them. It's unconscionable.

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I read your posts, Betty.

I think there is a serious social behavior issue here.

Not a mental illness. That would take months or even years to assess and confirm, not a one-time encounter.

I just don't agree with jumping that far ahead so fast.

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Her words and actions were atrocious. She should be held accountable for them before we turn her into a victim.

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^ Thank you.

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Hey, maybe she is mentally ill. We don't know that. But to see someone behaving badly on Youtube and immediately decide she's mentally ill is what I have a problem with.

As you guys may know, mental illness holds a serious place in my family because of my sister.

Anyway, the brain is something we don't know enough about. And people can decide to act mental, or conversely, some mental patients can fool you. My sister had a genius IQ and sometimes you could be having a very deep conversation with her and have no idea she had problems.

There are too many variables to decide from watching a video. Who knows if this woman was on some medication that she shouldn't have been taking?

Who knows anything? We may never find out.

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Jane, I know you're a good egg. I'm sorry if I was rude to you.

I think my frustration lies in our viral video society. After watching a video like that we know so little. Yes, mental illness may be a stretch, but so is calling her names. Personality is so complex, and so are troubled people.

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Betty boy, I don't think you were rude to me at all. I do a pretty good job of that sometime.

I like you too, Bettyboy. I just love having debates! No harm done at all.

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Betty, she brought all of this on herself, including and especially the viral video. The viral responses are justified. She is getting her comeuppance now, and I don't have a problem with it.

If it turns out she has a mental illness, I hope she gets the treatment she needs, and I hope she becomes a better person for it. I do mean that.

But would I retroactively regret how this played out in the media? Would I regret my own words?

No. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, should be held accountable for their actions.

My hope is that SHE would do the apologizing at some point. That would be part of the healing process and the road to mutual understanding, regardless of this being an illness or a behavior problem.

Mental illness should never be a free pass from responsibility.

The difference is that it would excuse her from malice. From the perceived intent. But it would not excuse her actions.

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Also, let's remember that people who go viral sometimes end up FAMOUS, LOL! Maybe she's trying for that at any cost.

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Very glad to hear this. They should be proud of him. He's a model employee and a "class act" all the way. I wish him great success in his pursuit to be a doctor.

He's got the calm bedside manner down already.

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