Posted by Dinah on September 17, 2004, at 19:13:22
In reply to Re: aka Disorder or Difference » Dinah, posted by Aphrodite on September 17, 2004, at 12:49:54
I brought it up with my therapist. He reminded me that he had mentioned something similar when I first started seeing him presenting with panic attacks. He uses the simile of people with panic attacks having personality characteristics and physiological differences that cause them to be like thoroughbreds. That they have many useful qualities but just need to take special care of themselves to keep in top condition. Which is not precisely what I meant, but close enough I guess. What I meant was more what Aphrodite said. That it was probably useful to have a few bipolar (or panic disorder or gad or ocd, etc.) people in a group. It was adaptive for sniffing the air for sabertooth tigers or having bursts of unnatural energy when needed or being aware of subtle changes in the environment.
But then I got fussed at for living more and more at the extremes, at high or low speeds, and spending less and less time going 35 mph. He's afraid of kindling, while being sympathetic to the fact that it feels good. It was the end of session, but I suspect I'll see more of this topic. :(
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