Posted by ron1953 on October 15, 2011, at 10:44:00
In reply to Just a thought..., posted by SLS on October 13, 2011, at 19:06:43
When I see the word "normal" used in the context of "mental health", I suspect that it is often in regard to an unattainable ideal, and that it assumes other people, "normal" people are better off, happier, lead more fulfilling lives, etc.. And that, if I take the right meds, attend therapy, etc., I can be just like them. The attraction to be one of the "shiny happy people" is understandable, but maybe some of us need to accept that we're not ever (and possibly have never been) going to be that imagined ideal, and to seriously consider cessation of beating that dead horse in favor of other possible approaches.
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