Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question?

Posted by Bookgurl99 on May 24, 2002, at 17:33:57

In reply to how do YOU handle the mental illness question?, posted by terra miller on May 23, 2002, at 9:44:23

I find that I don't perceive myself as having a mental illness. I'm aware that I do -- if I'm having memory problems due to anxiety, I must.
I find that I am struggling against these symptoms, struggling not to succumb to mental illness -- striving to create a stable, happy life for myself despite the illness.
There are long periods of time -- years -- in which my life is 'uninterrupted' by illness. I go kayaking, fall in love, go to school, work. Then out of the blue -- whoosh -- some worsening of my previous symptoms impacts my life. It can be immensely disheartening.
It is difficult to acknowledge being 'mentally ill,' in part I think because of the social attitude. Isn't it just a 'weakness'? But I think acknowledging the difficulty and persisting despite it are both part of the cure.

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how do YOU handle the mental illness question? terra miller 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? alii 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? waterlily 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily sid 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » sid Sarahmarie 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily kazoo 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily terra miller 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? terra miller 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » terra miller IsoM 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » IsoM Phil 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » Phil sid 5/24/02
..No, I take 12 pills a day because they're pretty » Phil alii 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » IsoM waterlily 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? Bookgurl99 5/24/02
inner self Bookgurl99 5/24/02
Re: inner self » Bookgurl99 Dinah1 5/24/02
Re: inner self » Bookgurl99 terra miller 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? ST 5/25/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » Phil ST 5/25/02
Re: Ten Different Answers » Phil IsoM 5/25/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » sid Phil 5/25/02
different dx's=different stigma level?? terra miller 5/25/02
Re: different dx's=different stigma level?? Phil 5/25/02
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(speaking of mental illness) (nm) Zo 5/26/02
Re: --- a short interruption ---- » Zo Phil 5/26/02
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