Posted by sunny10 on November 19, 2004, at 8:16:01
In reply to Re: No offense » sunny10, posted by Froso on November 19, 2004, at 5:07:40
Please don't hide in the house. Socialising is important. Everyone needs time AWAY from their own thoughts from time to time. Not just people who are depressed; all people.
I understand about the spilt milk. We all have it. We are all working on cleaning it up. It's NOT as easy for some of us as others. People utilize different parts of their brains to think. What portion we use could be caused by chemical inbalances you are born with- sometimes it is a learned response. If we are insecure, scared, et cetera, around those who have raised us (or during severly traumatic experience), we withdraw within our own brains and hide there, learning to use that portion to survive. But it's not the portion used in logical thought processes. It's the primal part used in "fight or flight" responses.
Just because you are having a difficult time getting from one portion of your brain to the other doesn't make you a "spoiled child" who should "just get over it" ! It's a lot of work !
I had a friend who was hit in the head by a commuter train (she tripped on the first set of tracks, and was hit by a train on the other set).
She was in rehab for over two years. In rehab, they had to re-teach her how to think, how to walk, how to talk, et cetera. She came out different. But she had solid 24/7 therapy for 730 days !
We don't get that- insurance and government programs won't cover the cost. And it's THAT hard to re-teach someone to think.
So, please, give yourself a break. And at least socialise here because we are sure not to judge you. We will give you whatever support we can.
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