Re: Too bad we aren't well enough to be scientists » SLS

Posted by phidippus on August 22, 2012, at 7:57:39

In reply to Re: Too bad we aren't well enough to be scientists » phidippus, posted by SLS on August 21, 2012, at 20:33:52

>I think the most pervasive mistake made by people >on Psycho-Babble (and elsewhere) is to attempt to >compare their experience with mental illness to >those of others, and to question another's resolve >to function at any given level.
Why is it a mistake to compare my depression with another's? All around, the guises depression takes can be remarkably similar, hence our ability to relate with one another on this very site. We wouldn't be handing out advice if each experience were exotic.
>It sounds as if you are saying that I could have >defeated my depression long ago if I had only >known the trick to "do something
There's no trick and I never said long ago in a galaxy far far away...I'm saying if you keep doing, you will chip away at your depression-maybe not 'defeat' it, but reduce its control of your life.
>What didn't I do? What do I continue not to do?
Are you going to school? Do you have a job? Do you volunteer? Do you answer personal ads on Craigslist? Do you take dancing lessons? Have you hiked a 14er?
I would like to know more about what you do.
>When did you first discover this "trick"?
Its not a trick. Its something that works. I blame years of CBT, DBT and counseling. My therapist is always on me to keep doing stuff, keeping busy. It provides structure and keeps the mind from wandering into shark infested waters.
>Are you now cured of mental illness such that >you can discontinue treatment? If not, then why >haven't you defeated your illness by "doing >something"?
Now, now, Scott. It appears I am paying for saying 'defeating' or 'defeated'. A little touchy about my choice in rhetoric? And yes, the remission of my OCD is partly due to 'doing something'.
>you say that you could "hardly" move
Motor retardation. I felt like I was moving in Jello. I had a hard time manipulating the mouse and keyboard on my music workstation and everything seemed to be moving in slow motion-especially my thoughts. I also had this feeling that I just wanted to die.
I've been so depressed before I incurred Cotard Syndrome-the belief I was dead. Zyprexa helped with that.
>Can you better describe this experience? I would >like to compare it to what I have seen in others.
I thought it was a "pervasive mistake...to attempt to compare their experience with mental illness to those of others"?
By the way, Scott, I don't mean to offend you or piss you off. Come over and we'll play some Portal 2.
Eric

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