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Posted by Shortelise on January 23, 2005, at 17:07:50
Look around, and let me know if there is anyone you consider sane - someone you know personally and fairly well.
No, your T doesn't count. "If you want to feel better, see a therapist. If you want to get better, become a therapist." (I don't know who said it, but I like it)
Just curious.
ShortE
Posted by smokeymadison on January 23, 2005, at 17:23:22
In reply to Who isn't nuts?, posted by Shortelise on January 23, 2005, at 17:07:50
oh, i really like that saying. now that i think about it, there really isn't anybody i know that doesn't have a disorder or two. actually, i tend to associate more often with those that do have them. is that bad?
SM
Posted by alexandra_k on January 23, 2005, at 18:03:09
In reply to Re: Who isn't nuts?, posted by smokeymadison on January 23, 2005, at 17:23:22
All my therapists were a little nuts...
Some more than others, to be sure.
Posted by Dinah on January 23, 2005, at 18:14:32
In reply to Who isn't nuts?, posted by Shortelise on January 23, 2005, at 17:07:50
My husband is sane. OCPD but sane.
Posted by jujube on January 23, 2005, at 18:21:21
In reply to Who isn't nuts?, posted by Shortelise on January 23, 2005, at 17:07:50
Maybe what I am about to say will not be well-received, but I think those individuals who assert to being "completely normal" and having no psychological shortcomings, are as "nuts" as the next person. The problem with some these people is that they can end up being a ticking time bomb waiting to blow. I am not a cynical person by nature, but everybody has their demons.
When I was in my teens, one of my best friends said my family was dysfunctional. I wasn't offended or hurt, because I knew we were f*cked up. But, when I thought about it later, I thought - Whose family is not dysfunctional to some degree. Maybe the only truly dysfunctional families are those trying so very hard to pass themselves off as non-dysfunctional. Personally I think a little dysfunction makes life interesting.
Didn't mean to ruin the thread with my musings.
> Look around, and let me know if there is anyone you consider sane - someone you know personally and fairly well.
>
> No, your T doesn't count. "If you want to feel better, see a therapist. If you want to get better, become a therapist." (I don't know who said it, but I like it)
>
> Just curious.
>
> ShortE
Posted by justyourlaugh on January 23, 2005, at 23:46:27
In reply to Re: Who isn't nuts? » Shortelise, posted by jujube on January 23, 2005, at 18:21:21
i agree ,
at that time i did not see myself as ill..
lost everyone!
but i am not ill...
only the true people can see my "sole".
people like you..
jyl
Posted by Shortelise on January 24, 2005, at 11:42:01
In reply to Re: Who isn't nuts?juju.., posted by justyourlaugh on January 23, 2005, at 23:46:27
SM, No, I don't think it's bad that everyone has a "disorder or two". I think it's normal.
Sane... but disordered, Dinah? Now, there food for thought! Of course, it makes sense.
Alexandra K, they have to be a little nuts to deal with all of us, those therapists. I feel for them.
Jujube, your response is completely in the spirit of this thread. Everyone does have their demons, and all families have their challenges.
Thanks all.
ShortE
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