Hi, RichT,
“Thank you so much for your kind words! I hope I didn’t say anything bad, perhaps what I should have said was that these particular patients like to ask a lot of questions.” quote, RichT
No, RichT, you didn’t say anything bad!
Far
from it.
The whole subject is often so
awkward, because
very few people know what to say to say “right”!
You show up for religious services, and that’s
a
big win in my book!
I think of the whole issue as a neuro-biological one.
Disorder of brain chemicals or even brain structure is
thought to account for the most serious forms of neurobiological
disorders, aka: mental illness.
Other forms, psychologically ‘caused’ ,are often
the result of a person being deeply wounded, emotionally,
by others.
I often recommend that people unfamiliar with
MI [which is most people] picture the following:
A person’s in a minor car accident. That person
may be so shaken by the incident, that he/she
cannot “focus” on what’s now happening around
him/her. A kind of ‘spaciness’, if you will.
Asked their name, they may not be able to
respond right away.
This is an example of a familiar situation that
people can identify with. Just take that spaciness,
shakiness, lack of ability to focus really well,
inability to concentrate…and you have a
glimpse into 'mental illness.
BTW, it occurred to me that there is some
pretty rough language used in the book that
I recommended, the language used by the
“voices” that the girl is “hearing.” Not for
the squeamish. But I learned a lot in reading
it.
People are kind and good. They just don’t
want to hurt anyone’s feelings, so often they
say nothing, not knowing what to say.
Blessings, RichT,
reen12
PS: I doing fairly well, all things considered, and
thanks for asking. Depression is always with
me, as is a “shocky” feeling…from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder…a kind of
jumpiness and pervasive anxiety. But you know what?
When I have the occassional deep physical
pain, I realize that I can handle psychological
pain with more skill and courage. Physical
pain turns me into a Super-Wimp!