Christmas carols for the mentally disturbed

December 20, 2007

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THIS list of 'Christmas carols for the mentally disturbed' was published with the backing of a social services department. The publishers have now withdrawn the magazine, Marooned, to remove the offending article.

Do you think they are offensive, or just a bit of harmless fun? Tell us what you think?

1. Schizophrenia - Do You Hear What I Hear?

2. Multiple Personality Disorder - We Three Kings Disoriented Are.

3. Dementia - I Think I'll be Home For Christmas.

4. Narcissistic - Hark The Herald Angels Sing About Me.

5. Manic - Deck The Halls And Walls And House And Lawn And Stores And Office And Town And Cars And Buses And Trucks And Trees And...

6. Paranoid - Santa Clause Is Coming To Town To Get Me.

7. Borderline Personality Disorder - Thoughts Of Roasting On An Open Fire.

8. Personality Disorder - You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why.

9. Attention Deficit Disorder - Silent Night, Holy Oooh Look At The Froggy, Can I Have A Chocolate, Why Is France So Far Away.

10. Obessive Complusive Disorder - Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,.

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EricH, Horwich (20/12/2007 at 09:21)

Personally I'm not offended but they aren't even slightly funny.

Ivan Inkling, sunny whitefield (20/12/2007 at 09:54)

lol

Jimc (20/12/2007 at 10:00)

Big Big Belly Laughs.... :-)

Felix, manchester uk (20/12/2007 at 10:24)

Hehehe - I have depression and some OCD and think this is hilarious! There's another one for a Xmas helpline, too . . . where there are various ways to press the phone buttons depending on your state of mental health. I bet people with such problems are laughing their heads off at these carols and it's the do-gooders being "offended"!

the world's gone mad (20/12/2007 at 11:08)

Really good. As someone with experience of mental illness, I think they are great. And if you can't laugh at yourself...

Dawn Lonergan, Manchester (20/12/2007 at 12:05)

Lighten up.....a bit of humorous fun!

Tameside Eye, Tameside (20/12/2007 at 13:48)

Ho Ho Ho!

50 grand a week, manchester (20/12/2007 at 14:00)

The carols are so unfunny there funny/

Aces5-1 (20/12/2007 at 16:43)

I can't believe they missed the old favourite which is sung in German Lunatic Asylums...."God Rest Ye Gerry Mentalmen"

timothyrawlinson (20/12/2007 at 17:48)

my sister had every right to complain about these. if it was a teddy bear called muhammed oh uproar but no... people dont care about something more importnat do they.

biker betty (20/12/2007 at 18:21)

I myself have mental heath problems and have read this article. I’m 34 years old and have suffered all my life with one problem or another. I have dealt with the editors of this magazine and they all suffer with men-tal health problems and also have relatives and close friends with mental health problems and did not mean to offend anyone who has read this article in the magazine it was meant as a joke for Christmas. One last thing that people should know is that they were not allowed to speak to the press or television to pass com-ment and let people know how they feel about this.

PW, Manchester (20/12/2007 at 19:01)

Laughter is a medicine. If an afflicted person can laugh at these, then they're on their way to recovery. No one means to hurt anyone.

Looking for, and finding humour in your own situation has got to be therapeutic. The killjoys and pc fools suffer from incurable mental illness.

sarahx, manchester (22/12/2007 at 20:54)

I have a family member with mental health problems & myself have ocd, i think they are hillarious best laugh we had for ages.....If you can't laugh at yourself & all that

Tim A, Manchester (24/12/2007 at 16:55)

Hi There,
I have Tourette's Syndrome, obsessive compulsive behaviours and am a recovering addict (yes, REALLY!!) and i think these are hilarious.
I find many things to laugh at about myself everyday cos let's face it - a twitchy face coupled with a need to do everything many times coupled with a dibilitating addiction to crack (not anymore) is a FUNNY scenario!!

Keep up the good work!

Tim A
Stockport

Pete (03/01/2008 at 15:36)

Some people need to get a life!!! The artical was written by service users by service users. Most of the comments have been positive, it good to know that dispite their terrable illneses these people still retain their sense of fun and humour.

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