Posted by Caslon540 on February 20, 2005, at 14:37:24
In reply to Re: Forced ambiguity fueling isolation and rage, posted by Caslon540 on February 20, 2005, at 14:12:36
If I'm at home visiting, and one of them is trying to brainwash me in order to have more control over my future, and I resist—either by completely, uncontrollably breaking down emotionally (crying) or by asserting myself in a civil manner (NOT being aggressive, like they are), this person likes to threaten me by reminding me that a person can be involuntarily admitted to the hospital and kept there for 3 days for doctors to decide if the person needs to be kept there longer against their will. This person has basically threatened me with a form of incarceration over something as trivial as disagreeing with him/her over a hairstyle I had. Their reasoning was that I must be insane in order to disagree with them. This occured when I was at least 21. This person also threatened to cut all my hair off while I was asleep. Pretty immature coming from a person in their 40s, isn't it? It's even worse when it comes to more fundamental things that they see as threats to their status/reputation, like my need for mental health treatment.
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