((((Switch)))))
Yes, you need to stop trying to fix this person. "Insensitive" is an accurate discription of her because the truth is that she has no idea what it means to struggle with some kind of MI. And forget prizing any of her opinions of you because she will never truely appreciate you for what you really are. No, she is definitely not going to see how much you have overcome in your own struggles. She is not seeing a reality here and she is being much to judgemental.
I am sure that some of her capacities have impressed you and may have even inspired you but you have to realize that she may be a strong person because somehow she got what she needed growing up, lots of encouragement and adorations for her achievements. But that doesn't mean she is truely strong. This kind of person may truely not fair well if put into a situation that blew a hole in her illusions leaving her helpless in some way. Her view of mental illness is really skewed in my opinion.
Her behavior towards that person trying to reach out for help is apauling and a sign of extreme ignorance. It also reminds me of all these bad comments that I read when someone succombs to some kind of mental illness that happens to be a celebrity of some kind. And it also reminds me of the people who fail to appreciate the struggles that vets truely have when they come home and are sticken with PTSD or even the police officers that put some much more on the line than the average person simply is too ignorant to see or respect.
This is not a person that you should even consider valuing her opinions and judgements of you. She is way to shallow and ignorant for that.
I think that you should refrain from any more efforts to interact with her in any relation to mental health issues. It is never going to amount to anything rewarding in any possible way. And to be honest, this kind of person is very toxic to anyone who suffers from any kind of mental health issues.
This has nothing to do with your worth at all, and she is simply not capable of recognizing your worth anyway. I think that she is only considering her own self worth anyway. Do not service her, it will never be appreciated, she doesn't have the capacity. That is what she shows you in her responses. Even if she does have some of her own issues, her distaste and assumption that others should just get over it like she does is being selfish.
(((((Open Eyes)))))
Last edited by Open Eyes; Feb 12, 2012 at 05:48 PM.
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