Joan understood her doctor's duty to report when concerned for her safety.
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And again, like I’m not as bad as some people can be, but when you’re experiencing auditory… Like I get it, she had a duty to report because of auditory hallucinations. That should be sending up red flags for other people. Like I can now say all this because I’m medicated and I can have like an awareness that yes that’s a problem. That’s not normal. You need to deal with that.
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