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#1
Apr 11, 2008, 11:36 AM
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What if we changed the name from 'mentally ill' to 'mentally healing'?
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Apr 11, 2008, 12:33 PM
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I always say mentally challanged cuz it's a daily challange to get through the day
Angie 
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Apr 11, 2008, 12:37 PM
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that it can be! ((((Angie))))))
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Apr 11, 2008, 01:43 PM
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Well within the course of the illness, one is not always in the healing phase.
Also, it is an illness. Healing is phase that occurs during recovery. See my reply to the "definition" post in this forum for more opinions. 
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Apr 11, 2008, 01:47 PM
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What if we just didn't identify with what we didn't think fit us?
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Apr 11, 2008, 02:05 PM
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healing or ill??? for those who ask such questions... hmm......
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Apr 11, 2008, 02:45 PM
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My inclination is that every single person who breathes suffers from varying degrees of emotional challenge. Living is not easy,,it takes work and struggle and sometimes those struggles are victims of poor timing. Many times we are not prepared for the challenges put before us.
Definitions are so "boxing"..so constrained,,so full of judgement. If I was to describe my periods of emotional and mental distress as anything in particular I would in some way be limiting the process. Like a seed growing under pavement,,,the sun is up there,,it knows it. It can shrivel and die or it can find that one small crack in the unmoveable and break free. I think that is what we do... Lenny
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Apr 11, 2008, 02:47 PM
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very nice analogy Lenny... thank you : )
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Apr 11, 2008, 03:42 PM
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Apr 11, 2008, 05:19 PM
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I think if we're actively involved in bettering ourselves then we are healing. Healing does not always mean feeling good or an easy road...or even steady progress. I think I'll vote on the mental healing.
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Apr 12, 2008, 05:47 PM
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thank you tainted goth.. it is of course a personal choice how one chooses to view thier own personal situation... in my case, i was not born ill, i do not choose to be ill, and i may heal if i choose... i am fortunate in that... for others, it is not quite as clear... of course i wish us all a quick recovery and it may in fact be easier for some than others..
for me, i have now been in a relationship with my depression nearly 30 years.. it is quite a bit more tolerable now and the types of things which depress me are things that i would consider to be 'real life' conditions.. it is normal to be sad about such things as death, poverty, hunger and suffering.. i do not view such feelings as 'illness', tho i recognize that some may... i wish you a happy and quick recovery... |
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Apr 12, 2008, 06:45 PM
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hey!!
i missed you my friend i think it depends becasue the sad thing is that not EVERYONE who is mentally ill is in the process of healing, or not even aware of it not everyone but otherwise of course it sound very optimistic |
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Apr 12, 2008, 06:49 PM
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ho i see that they said it already
I agree about the definishen i guess if you tell yourself in healing and start believing that it will effect you in a positive way |
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#14
Apr 12, 2008, 07:46 PM
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hi LadyM
 sorry that business has kept me from talking with you as much as i would like to.. i hope you are well and making it thru the good as well as the not so good... i alkways like your spunky attitude towards the things that hinder you.. you're a fighter... keep at it hon : ) i liked this part of your post very much: </font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font> ...if you tell yourself in healing and start believing that it will effect you in a positive way </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> yes, thats it! so many things are about perspective... 'healing' has a much more positive energy for me than 'illness' in comparison... you go girl! |
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