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I found that show helpful. Cashart posted about it here some months ago.
Anyway. Selfish. I understand what your sister means, I think. Except I wouldn't use the term "selfish" as much as "required self-centeredness." Sometimes people with MI have to be more self-centered than neurotypicals do, simply by the very nature of our illnesses. Also medication demands that we pay attention to side effects - with all that involves - and such things as having to be on a med schedule. So we might have to be home earlier or adjust our activities to fit our med routine. Also, we have to regulate our sleep patterns.
So I see MI as the same as any illness. People with the flu aren't selfish, but they have to take care of themselves. Same as any illness, whether temporary or permanent.
Also, yes...it's true that people with MI can be really self focused, even obsessively so, especially if we're not on the proper meds.
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