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Mental Health Support

Denninmi

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7. Can I ask you a couple of ?'s.

Reply to Bertha Venation (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:43 PM

Oct 2013

At the time, did you feel like this was something to help you, or some kind of punishment? Were they nice to you in there, staff and patients? Did you feel embarrassed either at the time or afterwards? Did a lot of people know?

Only respond if you are comfortable. I am still trying to work through all of my feelings about this, it may provide some insight into my own experience.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Tobin S. Oct 2013 OP

Great question. I don't think many "normal" people understand just how hard this is. Denninmi Oct 2013 #1

Thank you for the amazing post, Denninmi. Tobin S. Oct 2013 #2

Ah, I just call 'em like I see 'em. Denninmi Oct 2013 #3

The best advice I ever got but only started taking recently Tobin S. Oct 2013 #4

Checked myself in. Bertha Venation Oct 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. Oct 2013 #6

Can I ask you a couple of ?'s. Denninmi Oct 2013 #7

I believed it would help. Bertha Venation Oct 2013 #9

Yes, thank you. Denninmi Oct 2013 #10

re the iron fist Bertha Venation Oct 2013 #13

You are a "class act all around." hunter Oct 2013 #19

Bravery seems a fine quality, the expectation that the ill display it? Maybe not HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. Oct 2013 #11

As I said I'm not against bravery, I'm not for cowardice. HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. Oct 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. Oct 2013 #16

Sort of, though I'm questioning uncritical acceptance of culturally defined 'good' things HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #20

Most of my life I've been a dysfuntional person in normal society. hunter Oct 2013 #21

Generally speaking, many of us would expect mentally ill to not conform to cultural expectations HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #22

There's clearly an autistic sort of *something* from one of my grandfathers... hunter Oct 2013 #23

Hunter, I think a lot of what you said is spot on. Denninmi Oct 2013 #24

I've never been brave. That's what it feels like to me. hunter Oct 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. Oct 2013 #17

Thank you. hunter Oct 2013 #18