Posted by Adam on July 10, 2000, at 23:30:16
In reply to Possible topics and question, posted by shar on July 10, 2000, at 22:38:53
I think many of these ideas for possible folders are great, and probably right on target.
Once an old girlfriend spent a summer at Cornell. When I visited, I was a little disturbed by the eclectic archtecture, but there was this one quad that I thought was kind of cool: It had all these sidewalks criss-crossing it in what appeared to be a haphazard fashion, but the truth was they simply paved over paths already created by students collectively taking what was to them the best routes to serve their purposes. It lacked much, if any, of the symmetry and structure one would imagine an engineer or an architect might dream up, but it was in all likelihood the best of all possible arrangements, since it suited the needs of those who used it every day, rather than the aesthetics of any particular designer.
I imagine the redundancy here that I have described might be a little like those students wearing paths in the ground. The "structure" (meaning, I suppose, the organizational scheme that has the most utility) has been made clear by the "paths" we have gravitated towards; or it would be clear if it were not for the fact that the oft-traveled "paths" are periodically obscured or hidden through archiving and a linear structure that would, if it were not for archiving, create an endless sequence of posts and threads that few would have the patience to scroll through.
We often tread the same paths. More often than not, I think, we're not aware of it. Our way might be more clear if we could survey the route taken by those before us. I think the most functional topical breakdown of this space (should such a breakdown be implemented) has already been designed. It just requires an adequate survey to be elucidated. Hopefully some means of paving new paths, when they "organically" are laid for us, will also be implemented, to balance the needs for efficiency and structure with the need for growth when it is compelling.
Just more thoughts...
> Possible topics (for anyone's use)
>
> AD's in combination
> Withdrawal
> Individual AD's (Wellbutrin, Paxil, etc.)
> AD: MAOI Group
> Non-AD meds (I'm not sure about this--Zyprexa?)
> Hospitalization
> Suicide/Suicidal Thoughts
> One of those Days (down days that surprise us)
> Getting back into the swing of things
> Self-medicating (alcohol, Rx drugs, pot, whatever)
> Choosing Pdocs and other Pdoc issues
> Women's issues?
> Drug interactions
> Definitions: SSRI, Tricyclic, MAOI-like a glossary
>
> And, how do I get to the eGroup?
>
> Thanks, Shar
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