I think I see two people that don't want to move from the stance they have taken. Jon, if Mizzy has tourette's, she will never recover but to compare it to being born with brown hair is quite an injustice. You're right in saying that if the color of your hair traumatises you, then, by all means change it! That's totally different than trying to control a desease that can affect such a large portion of your life.

Mizzy, I'm sure Jon wasn't talking about recovering from a desease such as tourette's. He was talking about depression, anxiety, eating problems, SI, etc. People with these deseases can "recover" from them just like an alcoholic can recover from his addiction. None of us will ever be Healed, but we sure can stay in a constant state of "recovery." "Recovery" is a life time journey because our illnesses are compounded by other things such as abuse we suffered as children, our own self-image, etc. That we can surely recover from!

Let's stop comparing oranges and apples, ok? Let's learn to have some patience and understanding for others! Let's top making snap judgments about the other without having the first clue what it's like "to walk in their moccasins."

Jon, you have a very strong character and it shows in everything you write. I'm the same way. The only difference is that it's constantly on my mind that I need to temper my words because I can be misunderstood so easily simply because other's emotions can be raw. You might want to think along those lines, too.






<font color=blue>"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt" --Shakespeare</font color=blue>