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strat
Thank you =). I try as hard as I can to really get everything across
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on August 12, 2005 at 1:22 PM
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Wow. For someone concerned about adequately explaining,
I think you've given a pretty good glimpse, opaque as it must be to the uninitiated, of what obstacles exist.
posted by
strat
on August 12, 2005 at 1:11 PM
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alli
I guess that's where I just can't explain it well enough. It isn't a choice, there is no line that you draw. I just wish I could help you to understand a little better.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on August 12, 2005 at 8:33 AM
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Good writing...
posted by
RachelAnna
on August 12, 2005 at 7:05 AM
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No offense
And I didn't mean to offend you yesterday either.
However. I read all this stuff and here's the thing. Where's the point where you have a true and honest relationship with someone? Where do you draw that line and say to yourself, "Hey, even if so-and-so is trying to kill me...well...then I'll die, because I like them too much."
I don't just mean relationships with girls. Just relationships with anyone. The person who is delusional about his building collapsing - why does he come to work if he's convinced 100% that it will collapse? Why not quit and find a new job. Because - his job is too important to him. Even if it will kill him, he's still at work every single day right?
So where's that line with people?
AND I do believe that somethings it IS an excuse for something else. Everyone, psychotic or not, has moments when they're at least a little delusional about something. Not hallucinations, not that kind of thing, that a different ballgame. But a moment when you KNOW something even if you have no evidence, even if people successfully prove you wrong. It might not be to the extent which you experience these things, but it happens... It's just human nature. But for me, it inexcusable. I've lost friends or had to apoligize multiple times because I was convinced that someone was "out to get me," whether it be to cause me to fail a class or to get me in trouble with my boss or anything else. So where's that line for you?
I suppose I don't agree with everything you say. I don't pretend to know what it's like and I don't pretend to be an expert on psychotic diseases. In fact, I know very little except though personal experiences with friends who also suffered from them. All I know is that when my bf's little autistic nephew has a temper tantrum, he doesn't get away with it, even though it's a side effect to his condition. He can't suddenly stop learn to overcome his speech impediment, that's physical. He CAN control how he thinks, and yes, it is hard because of his disease, but that's life.
posted by
allicat275
on August 12, 2005 at 6:18 AM
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I am sorry that you have to suffer through this.. I think I am going to find out more about it.. Take Care!
posted by
BrightIrish
on August 11, 2005 at 8:12 PM
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