Posted by llrrrpp on July 23, 2006, at 15:08:06
In reply to Re: open mouth, insert foot? » Racer, posted by llrrrpp on July 23, 2006, at 1:12:39
got another e-mail. The guy apologized for his rude reply to my 1st e-mail. He said that my concern was sincere and that I was perceptive. He cautioned me not to go around telling people that they should seek psychiatric treatment. I replied that I wouldn't do such a thing, and that I only wrote to him because he seemed like he was in a crisis (which he acknowledged as the reason for his earlier brief, rude, e-mail.) I also warned him against telling underlings too much about his situation, that not all are as discreet as I, and that gossip is rampant.
so. that's not such a big deal after all. Why does mental illness have to be so stigmatized? If someone was hacking their lungs up, I'd say- go see a doctor! Too bad we can't observe someone's emotional lability, incoherence, and exaggerated responses and recommend that they seek help too--
(in a nice, sensitive way of course)-ll
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