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I wasn't really surprised, but at the same time this was a big deal. Am I crazy?
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well, gurrrrl, only you can answer the question. Do you feel crazy? Do you feel uncomfortably out there? Do you feel impacted by your crazy?
And is crazy a bad thing?
See my signature. As somebody who does truly feel crazy, I can tell sometimes a look around on the world... one gets to think "wait... *I* am the crazy one?".
But as I said. Only you can really decide how you feel and if it's bad. Not your consellors or doctors, not the "decent normal people". Some label doesn't change it.
(I personally don't mind the "crazy" label. It sounds less pretentious then some medical lingo and it fits better the way I feel. But you create your own language and narrative).
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Is this going to have an effect on my future career as a Music Therapist when I want to work in behavioral health?
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only if you let it.
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I didn't know if I should tell anyone besides my parents and man friend, but then I thought of something. New like this wouldn't always seem so taboo if people were just more open about it. If we want the stigma to disappear for people dealing with this sort of thing, then we have to show the world that we're not what to media portrays us to be.
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I never liked the advocacy movement though, because it replaces one BS with another.
And it really depends on if you are able to handle what comes with being open. I don't think it's your duty to go trumpheting your diagnosis into the world, or being spokesperson of a sort.
Also, I really recommend you check this site
http://theicarusproject.net/, especially the "Navigating the space between briliance and madness" e-book. Don't be put off by the anarchist undertones... it makes lot of sense and it's a great alternative to what the mainstream thinkers tell you. Because us people with artsy leanings... were never normal to begin with
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