who's playing this game?
laeshanin:
Quote from: veilchen on 2005 August 19, 20:04:13
A psych-doc friend of mine is counseling an anorexia victim, and so far with little success. The girl is practically dying in front of his eyes, but the social support for the girl is practically non-existing. Her mother actually told him that she feels the disorder is just a way of 'begging for attention' and that her daughter should 'just get over it'. The mind boggles.
Boggles! The ignorance of some is truly astounding. Does this woman not realise that her daughter is responding to her parents less than excellent parenting skills and that they have had no mean part to play in her illness? Yes, she's crying out for help, but their self-obsession is killing her.
Like you, I counsell people too, and have worked in the Mental Health field for a little while though I've ended up in kids and learning disabilities. My experience has lead me to see that the general populace has little or no understanding of the issues of what are minority groups and no empathy or sympathy. I become depressed about the service I offer as it is underfunded and understaffed and the burn-out is awful. It is unsolvable unless huge amounts of money are to thrown at it, so that there is better education and information available, and staff. Some of the kids I work with are so challenging that they need 4 people with them to access any facilities at all, and how can you sustain that level of staffing when it all grinds back to cash? I worry what will happen to these young people once the magic number 18 comes about as in Britain there is very little care available for adults. I could weep with it all...
Hey, bi-polar has some distinguished people in its midst and many of the greatest artists had this illness. At the peak of the psychotic periods their creativity knew no bounds... Winston Churchill, anyone? Spike Milligan, one of the greatest comics in British history was completely crippled at times but still managed to produce work like Q8 and The Goons.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Liss on 2005 August 20, 02:11:37
Before I was treated for it, I would, about twice a year, have a manic phase in which my creativity would peak and I wouldn't really sleep for a week or so.
What's wrong with that? I'm constantly locked in this mode myself. SLEEP IS FOR WUSSES!
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It's frustrating for people that don't understand, the ones that tell you to "get over it," so frustrating! Now, with what I'm taking, I have enough balance to interact with people and deal with the prospect of work and school.
Meh, you just need to focus on the above and ignore the rest.
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So the moral of the story is that I identify, and know exactly what you mean. I worry that my kids will pick up that depression gene, if it exists, and it's terrifying!
I have an answer for you there: Don't have kids. Why is this such a hard concept?
Quote from: gali on 2005 August 20, 00:02:35
Brynne, bipolar disorder is not mental, but physical disease - it's lack of Dopamine and/or Serotonin in the brain cells, which cause psychotic episodes. I think they found that Omega 3 (fish oil pills) can cure it, without taking pills. I receive medical e-mailed news, and someone there described that he was cured only by taking Omega 3. Worth a net search...:).
Ah, fish oil. Fish oil is one of my favorite beverages, about the only part of fish I actually enjoy! I fry potatoes in fish oil. And I drink it straight.
laeshanin:
And there we have proof positive that fish oil does not work, ladies and germs...
Ness:
fish oil... *shudder*
I take it for chronic fatigue syndrome (the discussion on what that is can wait for another time), it works well there, but does stuff all for the arthritis that it is supposed to be good for that I also have...
Ness
Brynne:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2005 August 21, 11:03:12
Ah, fish oil. Fish oil is one of my favorite beverages, about the only part of fish I actually enjoy! I fry potatoes in fish oil. And I drink it straight.
There goes my gagging reflex again.
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