Posted by nickguy on August 1, 2006, at 22:08:59
In reply to Re: Quality of life the answer, *triggers* » Sobriquet Style, posted by Gabbi~G on August 1, 2006, at 18:14:18
> What Emme said is exactly true for me as well.
Now that I think about it, I agree with what Emme said too, I guess for some meds are the KEY to the toolbox. But I think for a majority, meds can be a tool, but things like therapy are more important for their recovery.
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> I'm really curious though at how you came to the conclusion that people in the third world have a joy that we don't. That's a really broad statement and certainly doesn't mesh with what I've learned about the treatement of Women, or Lower Castes, or the children who are drug addicted and used as prostitutes or sold into slavery because of poverty.
>That is way too broad of a statement, but It reminds me of something from the book "Lincoln's melancholia," a book about Abraham Lincoln and his depression. When he went on a slave boat for the first time, he saw the slaves all chained up and living in terrible conditions. However, they were singing and smiling, and Lincoln, a man of a political esteem, wished he could be in their place.
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