Posted by Dinah on July 27, 2002, at 6:42:43
In reply to Re: Tabitha, I missed you too., posted by tabitha on July 27, 2002, at 6:35:22
> Thank you for seeing me as kind. I was afraid to say anything at all over there, seems like any opinion is bound to offend someone. Even a kind word might alienate someone who's angry, you know?
>
LOL. Boy, do I ever know!
> I just read your other post to Gabbi about withdrawing. I'm the same about socializing--I want it most when either hypomanic or despairing. I have to watch out with hypomanic real-world socializing though, since I tend to want to forget about sobriety and can display (I quote the DSM here) "inappropriate sexual behavior". I guess here it's safer to be hypomanic, where the parties are all virtual. :) never thought of that before.
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Another nice thing is that a lot of us can recognize when someone is hypomanic and can take it in stride. (And even make allowances on the off chance it is necessary. :) )> When really really depressed, I'm most likely to rely on my therapist, then friends as 2nd line. It still bugs me that no one is as comforting as my therapist, makes me think I'll be dependent forever.
>Yeah, me too.
> I may get into chat one of these days, but when I used to use IM I found it a little nerve-wracking.
I'll add yours to my address book too (although I really need to figure out how to use my address book). A lot of people find chat disconcerting, but if it helps any, we're a smaller group than in many places.
poster:Dinah
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