Posted by Cindy W on October 2, 2000, at 9:04:07
In reply to Walking on egg shells..., posted by Greg on October 2, 2000, at 8:17:20
> Do any of you have family or friends that think you are incapable of handling the truth? Do they treat you like some kind of fragile figurine that will shatter into a million pieces if dropped? Do they choose their words so carefully that conversations are uncomfortable? This is happening to me.
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> How do you convince these people that you want to be talked and treated like a "normal" human being? There are times when I can't handle certain conversations, but I'm completely capable of telling people that. I can say "I can't handle talking about this right now".
> Don't these people understand that sheltering me can make me feel even worse?
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> If anyone else experiences this and/or has found an effective way to deal with it, I'd really like to hear about it.
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> My philosophy is pretty simple, life goes on with you, without you or in spite of you. I'd prefer it go on with me.
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> GregGreg, I can relate to what you're saying, about people treating you differently. I wish people would realize that I'm just like them, except that I have some very low moods and OCD. I'm capable of conversing and can handle pretty much anything. People need to understand how to treat others who have depression, OCD, mental retardation, or whatever. We are people first, and everybody has problems; ours just happen to be mental health type problems.--Cindy W
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