Posted by Snowie on October 20, 2000, at 7:14:25
In reply to SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT US ALL, posted by GLYN on October 19, 2000, at 18:52:29
Glyn,
If you will allow me to reply after your paragraphs, it will enable me to keep better track of my thoughts:
> We are all morbidly fascinated with our problems so much so that they appear to be as much a hobby as they are a burden - no offence intended as I am the worst for this.
Not really for me. I rarely ask advice here, and if I do it's probably because I'm pretty desperate. The nature of my problems make it difficult for me to ask for help on most Boards, possibly for fear of risking rejection, although I worry about it less and less these days. Over the years I've read a lot, have experienced different drugs first-hand, and am happy to share this info.
> We are all extremely intelligent, articulate, informed and, I would guess, fairly high achievers or gross under achievers (I myself have three degrees - BA, MSC, PhD - and work as an academic - thanks mainly due to my consistently manic attributes). I am consistently amazed by the quality and high level of writing which I see on this site - far more sophisticated in most than many of my MSc students.Seems that way. Most of us pride ourselves in our ability to communicate through the written word.
> Almost all of you (I dont include myself in this just yet) are more informed about our meds than most docs are.
This is definitely true. I'm seeing a new pdoc, and when he asked me to describe my problems, I did so using terminology that I do here. He then asked me to describe my problems in normal terms, but I found that I couldn't. These words (such as "agoraphobia") have become a part of my normal vocabulary since becoming informed.
> An alarming number of us confess to have taken some kind of illegal drug in the past (Cannabis, LSD etc). The old causation correlation debate applies here though and because there appears to be a relationship it is not easy to say if one caused the other.
Sorry ... not me. I never did anything.
> Despite all of our travailing, very few of us seem to have been "cured" or feel satisified by the meds we are taking.I don't think the meds cure us, since if we were cured we wouldn't need the meds. I think the meds control our condition, which is different from being cured.
> All of these are just my immediate observations and I'd love to know if anybody with more experience of this site has any more. There might well be some illuminating information about our conditions (which also all seem to share some common characteristics)within the "bigger picture". What do you think? Feel free to call me a charlatan,
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> One thing I know for sure is I am extremely grateful for you all.
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> GlynGreat insight, Glyn. Isn't it amazing what you can learn by reading and observing?
Snowie
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