Posted by trouble on March 2, 2002, at 0:01:00
In reply to do people know when your on a tranquilliser?, posted by paulb on February 28, 2002, at 19:27:11
Paul,
Oh dear. I'm rather worried now. Have we met? I'm over on PSB all the time, ths is my first time on PB and I didn't know we could talk about these things here.
Anyways. We never know what people think unless we check it out first. But the trouble w/ being a Mental Patient is no ones going to come up and ask if that's what's behind your erratic moods and behaviors. But we can pick up on it, the vibe "mundanes" put out when we're around, and as you suggest, it's not pleasant, it can make you want to pass for sane, which may indeed exacerbate your mental illness.
So I understand your feelings, and hope w/all my heart that you can find a certain security out there.
Remember this: We who struggle w/ psychiatric disorders are the hardest working people in show biz (or out). Normal people have no idea of the struggles we deal w/ nor the degree of mental effort we put into meeting our cultural standards of productive citizenship.
Perhaps we can educate them?
People are good deep down, they only seem heartless when they don't know what the heck is going on.trouble
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