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Re: fellow foxhole veterans, and 'the enemy' » JahL

Posted by dougb on May 20, 2001, at 13:34:22

In reply to Re: fellow foxhole veterans » dougb, posted by JahL on May 18, 2001, at 10:33:20

> > > J.
> > > (D/C: I do not endorse use of street drugs & haven't touched anything for 2 yrs. OK?)
>
> > --- J., no negative bias here, i like you and your posts - honest, informative and no bs (high signal to noise ratio :0)
>
> Hi Doug. Thankya! This Disclaimer was most definitely NOT directed at you. I read all yr posts & am considering setting up a Doug-Jah (name order still to be confirmed) Mutual Appreciation Society :-)
--- LOL

> It was actually there to pre-empt any silly claims that I' m some sort of drug-peddling, subversive 'junkie' ('their' word, not mine). If it shuts 'them' up I'll include a disclaimer in every post! What I don't get is why people who have no apparent interest in medication post on this board.
---Several possibilities:
- They are just visiting the zoo, in which case they are not really welcome.
- The more likely scenario: They have not embraced their fears and dealt with them.

There is such a stigma about mental illness, (which most of the time (if not all?) is really a physicalmetabolical/ imbalance that manifests itself as what outwardly may seem to be irrational behavior).

Most of us have a hard time saying, yes I AM one of those people who have ugh! a 'Mental Illness'. The phrase Mental Illness, should be removed from the dictionary, imho.

Until one has emraced that reality ( : yes, Virginia, i too suffer from quote-unquote mental illness), and hopefully realized that what we are dealing with is really a cleverly disguised cronic physical complaint, that one can let go of her fear.

Fear of the illness, the myriad treatments and fear of his fellow motley crew.

Those that feel spunky enough to do so, may actually serve fellow afflicionados (i just made that word up ;0)), by loudly, clearly and without timidity telling others exactly what we are going through, what it is called and re-educate those whose ignorance and/or fear is exposed thereby.

For me, at least, one of the most difficult parts of this illness has been dealing with people who simpply don't hear the words "I suffer from Major Depression", and not ask themselves, how that might be affecting this person.

Meeting a stranger in a wheelchair, one makes no negative judgement when that person does not get up and dance around the room. As most people are ignorant about what a Depressive may be going through, they can seem pretty callous.


Doug


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