Posted by Elaine on April 8, 1999, at 7:54:30
In reply to Re: Anxiety vs Dissociation, posted by Craig on April 8, 1999, at 4:47:28
Craig: You seem to have made decisions that were right for you, rather than being a puppet of others. From your writings, you obviously still have a very good mind, trance state or not. I think your idea of working from home with your computer is great, and the fact that you are thinking about it means you are NOT accepting that this is the best you can manage, at least in terms of functioning. I am glad that you were able to recognize when you needed help again. With what you have been through in the past, I'm sure you are carefully evaluating what's going on. It's should certainly be easier to treat bipolar rather than dissociation, and I hope you find something that works. At least your depression is being addressed. I do find it interesting that therapists or doctors will usually diagnose bipolar and not go further to dissociative disorders; your experience was the opposite.
Your cognitive skills seem very high, Craig, and I sincerely hope you are able to find a way to use them in a setting that's right for you. I hope you don't feel that your history has been pried from you; I'm very interested in how others' experiences compare, hoping to find something that applies to me. I do appreciate your sharing here, Craig, and I do hope you post sometime and let me know how you are doing. I have found what a small world the message boards are: someone else I have exchanged messages with I find is not that far away geographically; with you, I can't believe we just happen to be the same age. Small fact but it's funny how these things come out. Go figure.
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