Posted by laural on October 19, 2000, at 9:38:49
In reply to Something I want to share with you, posted by Sheryl on October 19, 2000, at 9:05:53
thank you for posting that--
it struck me as i was reading this that a lot of people with mental illnesses who write creative expressions refer to being posessed by demons or the devil. and why the interest in blood? i'm not sure if you mentioned blood--but i sure did when i wrote pain poems--you know i think there is a hell on earth and that hell is psychological, even for "normal" people, dysfunction of any kind (dysfuction to the point of impairment or dissatisfaction) is hell.
i don't know if i'm making any sense, its 9:30 am and i havn't slept yet
but mental illness is just plain evil. of course you learn a lot about yourself--strengths, weaknesses, how you cope--so there is always a duality. i think that evil is often linked with knowledge--adam and eve story, pandora and her box, and interestingly often blames the woman as the catalyst--hmm
poster:laural
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