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Originally Posted by avlady
most people who are mentally ill or were hospitalizes on a psych ward are talked about behind their backs as i've found out, not always bad stuff though. i did find out my true friends, the ones who don't treat me with pity and are truely concerned. i also made some nice friends in the hospitals too who do understand me and i them. there still is a stigma connected to us and probably will always be.
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Agreed, but are you saying also that it doesn't matter? Because it doesn't the only real times that it matters is when it interferes with the possibility of getting jobs etc. Really at the beginning and end of your day if you are invested into yourself and what you need and want to do, what others say will turn to white noise. (in response to the talking behind back).
I also agree that making friends with MI is also a good and beneficial thing... I have one friend who also has one... Have to be aware of one anothers mood, etc... careful not to trigger... because as in any relationship, be it friend or romantic... you influence each other. I'm generally the perkier one of myself and my friend, so I tend to address her thoughts, and I also challenge them, or help to veer away from them if she's hard on herself
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