On Oct 12, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Dennis Perrin wrote:
>> Dennis, I've known people personally in the local Depressive support
>> group who are really hurt by casual references to mental illness.
>> Depressed people, bipolar, etc. are in a constant turmoil of
>> self-contempt, and it really hurts many (not all) to have that
>> self-contempt even facetiously echoed from outside.
>>
>> Carrol
>>
>
> Actually, my contempt is for our local parasite. I have no beef (or
> any other meat) with you or Marta on this front, so I'll desist.
>
> But I do engage in *some* med treatment. This world would be too
> overwhelming without it.
>
> Dennis
The aim of NAMI and Psychiatric survivor groups is, in part, to not attach a stigma to mental health and thus not to feel any self contempt. Is that not the best place to be?
Marta