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**#21** · **#21** by **Animavore** » Dec 21, 2011 1:54 pm

Bee wrote:
Never seen it before.

Uh-mazing.

Thank you

It's from the classic Freaks. A monumental film in its time for its portrayal of people with deformities as normal people.
You may never have seen it but if you watch The Simpsons you've almost certainly seen it referenced to.

**#22** · **#22** by **Made of Stars** » Dec 21, 2011 1:54 pm

You're more likely to find the Strongbow brand (amongst others) in AUS. Montheith's is from NZL.

If you need them, you can get travel tips from locals in the Aussies and Kiwis thread in the Social & Fun Forum: http://www.rationalskepticism.org/fun-g ... t1340.html

**#23** · **#23** by **Spearthrower** » Dec 21, 2011 1:58 pm

Welcome aboard Bee!

**#24** · **#24** by **kiore** » Dec 21, 2011 2:00 pm

Bee wrote:
Made of Stars wrote:Gidday Bee, here's a wee present from Down Under: <snip>

Oooh! Nice I'll be in Aus for a month in 3 weeks time, so I will have to look out for this

Monteiths.. cough cough.. is from New Zealand. :cheers:

Edit: oh MoS has already mentioned that :oops:

Still they should sell in Oz, somewhere..

**#25** · **#25** by **Bee** » Dec 21, 2011 2:08 pm

kiore wrote:
Bee wrote:
Made of Stars wrote:Gidday Bee, here's a wee present from Down Under: <snip>

Oooh! Nice I'll be in Aus for a month in 3 weeks time, so I will have to look out for this

Monteiths.. cough cough.. is from New Zealand.

Edit: oh MoS has already mentioned that Still they should sell in Oz, somewhere..

I assumed because MoS is from Aus

Looks like it'll be a month-long Montheiths hunt for me then

**#26** · **#26** by **Made of Stars** » Dec 21, 2011 2:12 pm

You can get it at Dan Murphy's stores, a liquor chain here. Better equipped pubs might have it too.

PS. I'm from NZL, and living in AUS.

**#27** · **#27** by **james1v** » Dec 21, 2011 2:39 pm

**#28** · **#28** by **katja z** » Dec 21, 2011 2:42 pm

Bee wrote:
Anyway, almost every single patient with schizophrenia would mumble about god or jesus, a lot said their problems were punishment for their sins, a handful didn't take medication because god didn't want them too. It was messy and horrible.

Oh dear, yes! I have met someone like this. She was a very gentle and caring person, especially with children. She was also totally convinced that she was very evil. To hear her talk, the devil himself lurked in her. She was very religious, and one of the things that apparently kept her going was a plan for some long pilgrimage, I forget where. Something to do with the Virgin Mary. But seeing the damage her religion had caused in the first place ... she simply wouldn't accept that the horrible things that she experienced as a result of her psychiatric condition were the products of her brain, no, they were dark metaphysical forces and it was all her fault - I can see how this makes therapy much more difficult.

**#29** · **#29** by **Durro** » Dec 22, 2011 12:56 am

Hello from Brisbane, Australia, Bee and welcome into the lifeboat ! I'm a Radiographer - it's nice to see more medical people here. This is my greeting for all new members and contains some useful stuff for you.

If you haven't seen it already, you may want to take a look at our New Members' Welcome Pack which will give you some helpful resources such as how to use the forum software and also contains our forum rules, which we ask that you abide by at all times.

As a house warming present for you, here's a few laughs for your entertainment.

:beer:

Durro

**#30** · **#30** by **twistor59** » Dec 22, 2011 9:31 am

Bee wrote:
katja z wrote:Hi Bee, welcome!

I think you'll fit right in

Last year I did a placement in psychiatry and was struck by the fact that the majority of cases I saw had undertones of religious guilt in them (lots of psychoses about going to hell, seeing devils; all of these people had been part of evangelical churches)

I'd love to hear more about this *curious*

I worked in an area in which every other shop-front was a new evangelical church, you know, the type with lots of shouting and pushing people over by their foreheads and telling them not to see a doctor because you can pray the cancer out of you.

Anyway, almost every single patient with schizophrenia would mumble about god or jesus, a lot said their problems were punishment for their sins, a handful didn't take medication because god didn't want them too. It was messy and horrible.

I also see lots of christians who present very late into their disease because they have tried to use faith healing. Not only does it make it harder to treat them, the NHS eventually gets blamed for not helping people, which is very annoying. Then, of course, you get Jehovah's Witnesses who make any sort of surgery 10 times more difficult as you can't use any blood.

I can trump all of them. I was brought up as a Christian Scientist. Basically it teaches that disease isn't real, it's an illusion, and Jesus healed by opening people's eyes to the unreality of disease and you can too. Also, going to the doctor can interfere with this healing process. The religion is dwindling. Funny that.

**#31** · **#31** by **Bee** » Dec 22, 2011 8:58 pm

Durro wrote::wave:

Hello from Brisbane, Australia, Bee and welcome into the lifeboat ! I'm a Radiographer - it's nice to see more medical people here. This is my greeting for all new members and contains some useful stuff for you.

If you haven't seen it already, you may want to take a look at our New Members' Welcome Pack which will give you some helpful resources such as how to use the forum software and also contains our forum rules, which we ask that you abide by at all times.

As a house warming present for you, here's a few laughs for your entertainment.

Durro

Thank you kindly Durro :cheers:

**#32** · **#32** by **Blip** » Dec 24, 2011 12:02 pm

Welcome to RatSkep, Bee, glad to have you on board :cheers:

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