Posted by fred on May 9, 2000, at 19:27:01
In reply to Personality disorder is not so shocking anymore , posted by fred on May 9, 2000, at 18:26:06
> > > Hello Nancy,
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> > > I agree that the mentally ill are, for the most part, an invisble group. I've spent an incredible amount of time and energy 'passing for normal', and hiding when I can't. The only people (I believe) who would know I was mentally ill would be other mentally ill people, and, of course, those people who have been close to me.
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> Hey I'm not mentally ill and I think I could spot you in a crowd. Narcissistic Personality Disorder walking- you're showing baby!!!
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Sorry I have to recall your diagnosis unless you want to be billed-then I guess I could explain my reasoning.I think the flip title of your post was uncalled for.
Minks are electrocuted with an electric probe in their anus. It is legal. It is also controversial. If you stick an electric curling iron up your ample bum and electrocute yourself,you may do it voluntarily,it may be legal, you may find it quite helpful (let us know). But it will still be controversial.
People who were and are being treated forcibly are human beings. Their opinions and lives and wishes are just as important as yours! Just because they don't buy into the mental health industry (much of whose resources are devoted to unhappy menopausal middle class women who make a career out of finding the happy pill and blaming everything on their chemical imbalances) doesn't mean they don't count!
I think this board systematically excludes anyone whose experience doesn't echo the majority. It terrifies me that people like you might be mistaken for the voice of people who haven't chosen mental illness as a lifestyle. Speak for yourself, not in sweeping generalities. ECT is shocking for many people now and all ways. Your heartlessness was also shocking and painful to me personally.
fred
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