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Feb 26, 2015, 10:54 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,592
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Originally Posted by 0dysseus
I hope It's just a big bump along the road for us.
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I hope. It has to get better. That is what I tell myself over and over.
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I told her about my year long agonizing delusion, and she told me about her mania. I told her, "People aren't their disorders". Then, without hesitation, she said, "If it only takes a year to become great, isn't it worth it?" What a kind thing to say.
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I had to think about this for a few minutes. Reading between the lines is difficult for me which is why I'm reluctant to comment on any philosophy discussions.
My experience with psychosis has allowed me to accept my quirky traits. I found it healing even with all the paranoia and agitation. It allowed me to just be me. Finally I had a valid reason to be different. It was relieving because I had proof. In the past I would have been accused of faking, because I apparently had a PD. There is definitely a good side to major mental illness.
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Maybe it's all about finding meaning in our suffering. Buddha believed suffering is the path to wisdom. Nietzsche thought that it allowed us to see reality in a different light. When the oracle has failed us, the saints are silent, and god has chosen not to reveal himself, there in the darkness, in fear and frustration we turn on that light within.
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I'm trying to see the positive side of all my suffering. It is hard sometimes. Now, I'm trying to figure out a way to use it to my advantage so that I change my present situation. I must be patient with myself.
I know that light because I have one. I've used it to survive a few times.
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After reading your post I feel connected to you Didgee.  |
Most members that post here are in their 20s. It is nice to read posts from people around my age. It helps ease the isolation.
Thank you.
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