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There is three ways to "get" mental illness

1. Hereditary - Mental Illness can and usually is passed down from generation to generation. It can skip generations and doesn't always show as the same mental illness it can be any of the diagnosis (Dx)

2. Environmental- Child abuse, rape, trauma etc can cause the brain to "tilt" and a person can become Obsessive Compulsive (OCD) Schizophrenic, etc.

3. Chemical- Certain drugs like PCP and LSD, can cause long term mental illness like Schizophrenia, Babies born addicted to Meth. often are born with ADHD, OCD, Aspergers etc. If a pregnant mother is exposed to dangerous chemicals the effect on the baby can be permanent mental illness as well as physical disabilities.

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Someone that has a family history of mental illness. or a distressing life expirience. e.g. bad child hood. stressfull homelife, drug and alcohol abuse, parent conflict and seperation, emotional, sexual, physical abuse, incest, bullying, traumatic event. Although sometimes it just appears to srping from nowhere.

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All kinds of people. Xweetox Girl 5/03/09

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