Posted by jane d on September 8, 2010, at 3:41:37
In reply to Re: disability - Proudfoot - SLS » morgan miller, posted by SLS on September 7, 2010, at 14:43:21
> I am not afraid of the idea that my illness be completely psychological. In fact, I welcomed that possibility when I was first diagnosed with MDD. I much rathered that my psychological discomfort should be within my power to control. In other words, I was very angry when I discovered that no amount of psychotherapy - no amount of work and effort on my part - would get me well. Imagine my surprise when 2 weeks of drug therapy would accomplish what 2 years of psychotherapy did not.
>Amen! I had a similar experience although in my case the medication trial was preceded by years of attempting self help and making changes in my environment. Earthshaking is an understatement.
Could we be hard wired to prefer environmental explanations? I ate that funny looking fruit, I got sick, therefore that fruit made me sick? A useful way of reasoning when it's true, harmless when it's not. Is it such a leap from that to reasoning that my parents were imperfect, I have mental illness, therefore my parents caused my illness?
Happy Tenth plus by the way!
Jane
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