Posted by laural on October 20, 2000, at 1:43:48
In reply to Re: SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT US ALL, posted by Sharon J. on October 19, 2000, at 23:39:20
hi--
after years of almost blatent denial, i finally started researching my illness. i told my mother this and it really seemed to make her happy. i must admit, i feel a strong compulsion to run to the computer everytime i wake up to see what's new, but i think it may be for a few reasons 1) human contact of any form--i can't of course speak for the rest but i for one have been very ugly in the past and lost many of my friends, in addition to rejecting some friends due to their apathy or unacceptance of my illness 2) human contact and support by those who really understand maybe not ME but my illness 3) information information information
I think everything that was said is relevant--support groups sometimes do take a lot out of your time but as noa said, as long as its not interfering
i'm new too and i think part of my heavy usage of this site is because my need for it hasn't yet been tempered
as far as chronic illness--yeah i guess that's right, there is no cure right now, and anybody with a chronic illness i think needs to have this kind of support--my mom told me she went to a conference with two ladies from her work and they both have diabetes. she said over dinner and at the hotel room that is ALL they talked about with each other. : )
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