Posted by octopusprime on June 16, 2004, at 11:09:13
In reply to Re: Accountability » octopusprime, posted by Angel Girl on June 16, 2004, at 5:02:43
hi ag:
your follow-up post to mine made sense. but i didn't see anything about accountability in there, but i saw a lot of things about expectations.
to answer your implied questions in no particular order:
is it fair to expect somebody who is depressed to behave as if he or she is not depressed? NO
do people do it anyway? YES
is it super-annoying? YES
does it do long term damage to relationships? YES
is it all the depressed person's fault? NO
this is one of those "life's not fair" issues. in an ideal world, a partner or friend would accomodate your illness after a serious discussion. you would take responsibility for following a treatment plan and avoiding triggering situations. that's a fair and accountable way to manage depression. but that's not how it works in the real world.
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