Posted by cybercafe on October 23, 2003, at 4:02:33
In reply to Re: Celebrex??? for BP?- link to article, posted by Momof1BPKid on October 22, 2003, at 23:49:50
> http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8271/8014/367620.html
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> I hate how they started this off..
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> "ummmm! okkkkkkkkk. They may not have an athletic or artistic bone in their bodies, but they are convinced they can win a marathon or paint a masterpiece. Feeling smarter, more creative and more important than others, they relish their high-energy levels and bask in feelings of euphoria"
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> sorry i read alot about creative genius and a link to bipolar at a stanford study i think.
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> I think I will email the person who wrote this and tell them my bipolar son.
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> here is what my responses would be..
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> "They may not have an athletic
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> (no athletic? i have had several coaches tell me he has a natural ability that they rarely see, its not something you can teach its just there! they told me he is really good, another comment was "his athletic ability is superior, but he needs to learn more skills in the sport and he would be "UNBELIEVABLE"
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> or artistic bone in their bodies
> .myresponse(no artistic stuff huh? I was told he is extremely musically gifted and can do things much quicker and with much more ease than all the other students. that he can do extremely difficult music patterns for his age, that usually are for advanced not beginners"
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> , but they are convinced they can win a marathon
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> .myresponse(he is so competitive he might not win the marathon, but I guarantee there are about a zillion things he would win, he never gives up and has this serious drive, everything he has done in his life he has excelled at in a superior way where it was even recognized, including academics, extracircullar activities) only thing lacking is that behavior!
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> or paint a masterpiece
> .myresponse (no but I bet if he sat with a scientist at nasa he could build a rocketship, I bet if he sat with a world renowned musician he would learn to play the piece)
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> Feeling smarter
> .myresponse (maybe cause he is smarter? duh! IQ HIGH MEANS SMART ! :) and he flys thru all those tests and gets all the answers right quicker than an educated adult can!
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> , more creative
> .myresponse. (um creative genius and bipolar refer to stanford study! )
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> and more important than others
> .myresponse(well this is questionable, if someone took advantage of all these talents, they might be treated more importantly, not that they are "more important" than anyone else. But I bet if he was in a place where you saw all this in him you would even say "HE IS IMPORTANT" and suddenly treat him well :)
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> they relish their high-energy levels and bask in feelings of euphoria" (um isn't this the american dream for everyone to have energy, high energy at that, and be euphoric? :) JEESH jealous huh? :))
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> sorry venting again :)
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i think my reply would be "buddy i bet you would never start off a publication with broad generalizations about those of an ethnic group or religion so what makes you think it's okay to make generalizations about mental illness"on the other hand, i guess the fellow does a reasonable job of trying to explain what mania feels like..... i mean how much can you expect from some generic reporter?
furthermore.....if you really believe this guy is an idiot or a jerk, why waste your time carrying about what an idiot/jerk thinks? ........
let the world go on having a messed up impression of mental illness... it suits me just fine when people tell me i'm not depressed or they don't believe in depression :)
poster:cybercafe
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031021/msgs/272189.html