Norman Part 2

When people told my uncle that he had a mental problem, he refused to see a 
psychiatrist.
He was stubborn and he put his mental health at risk.
He should've listened to what people said.
Eventually he had a bad breakdown and he was committed.
After being released, he would eventually stop taking his medicine.
Then he'd have another breakdown and had to be committed again.
He'd have to stay in the mental institution for months.
If he had went to a psychiatrist from the start he wouldn't have been committed 
even once.
He was committed four times and he lived in misery.
He smoked and smoked and died of lung cancer eventually.
If you have a mental problem and need medication, please don't resist like my 
uncle did.
It will be horrible if you ever have to be committed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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