Posted by Malia on August 23, 1999, at 18:31:14
In reply to Re: Depression and Work, posted by JohnL on August 23, 1999, at 16:16:14
I may be overevaluating the responses here, but where is everybody from in the US/outside? I'm from "liberal and open" San Francisco, California. Could my situation be partly due to me working in a very liberal state? So many people I know have some form of mental illness and are open about it. I rarely get a negative reaction from being in therapy. I've been to the mid-western states, and I noticed how private the people can be. There are all types of people living in San Francisco that hardly anyone here is shocked by what they see or hear. For instance, 1/3 of my staff is openly gay (both men and women). [BTW, no, we are not all gay, nor am I] When I visited relatives in the mid-west, however, I felt so closed and suppressed. Again, it's just a thought...
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