Posted by Tomatheus on December 20, 2013, at 14:47:25
In reply to Re: World not better off because I'm here » Tomatheus, posted by SLS on December 20, 2013, at 7:22:52
Hi Scott,
Thank you for your reply. I do regret that the subject line of my post evoked the kind of response in you that it did. I think that sometimes I need to be more mindful of what effect what I write might have on others when I express my frustrations online.
But yes, I am frustrated. I have no regrets about saying this.
I also want to say that what I was trying to express by saying that the world isn't better off because I'm here wasn't that don't ever make any positive contributions whatsoever to the world. Instead, what I was trying to convey was that the amount of harm that I to seems to outweigh the good that I do. I do think that saying that my years on Abilify have been a "complete waste" was an exaggeration, and I'm sorry that I exaggerated as I did with that statement. I suppose a better way to have expressed what I said would be to say that my years on Abilify have been largely unproductive.
I would like to say that I still do my best to make a positive impact in others' lives, but honestly, I feel like the extent to which I'm able to do this is quite compromised. That's not to say that I never do any good. I would like to say that I do, both online and in person. But the feedback that I get from those around me seems to indicate that I'm mostly a drain on everyone and that I'm just not trying to live up to my potential. I don't so much get that kind of feedback from people online, but those of you who "know" me online can only see what I write and not everything that I do, or perhaps more importantly, don't do.
Even though you may not have read my entire post, I'm thankful that you decided to reply and get me thinking about some of the things that I wrote. As always, I value what you have to say, and I look forward to any more replies that you may write.
Tomatheus
Has an affective psychosis with strong symptoms of fatigue, hypersomnia, and difficulty concentrating
Taking Abilify & supplements
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