[MilkMaid]

...as so many of you seem convinced he is, then I must say there isn't much compassion for what is a serious condition.

For example, on another thread here, someone has posted "Get the schizoid *****er out".

Now, if he ISN'T, then is it acceptable to use such terms as an insult?

Or do we only show tolerance to people who are ill if it doesn't affect us in some way? After all, it's okay for them to be ill if their symptoms are convenient to us.