Posted by SLS on December 3, 2006, at 9:38:08
In reply to Re: Illness increases vulnerability to the irrational, posted by linkadge on December 3, 2006, at 9:19:37
> Truths about medications are not subject to emotional interpratation.
I think just about any interpretation of information or judgment can be influenced by one's emotional state. In a severely depressed, manic, obsessive, anxious, or psychotic state, one's judgment is often skewed, if not impaired. I think the point made by Squiggles is that a professional might be in a better frame of mind to make decisions or offer interpretations than is the suffering patient.
Yes. Facts are facts to the extent to which they are agreed upon. However, even this agreement is often nothing more than a matter of opinion, and opinions often change with the gathering of new information and the founding of new understandings.
- Scott
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