Posted by alexandra_k on October 22, 2013, at 14:01:45
In reply to Re: support » Dr. Bob, posted by SLS on October 22, 2013, at 5:19:31
> > > How would you support a person who is intractable in their behavior of "crying wolf" ... ?
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> > How would you support someone who was intractable in avoiding social situations, or in cutting themselves?
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> That's a good analogy. They would need professional help. It might be supportive to suggest this to the sufferer.
maybe. but maybe not. i think that maybe the idea is that it is possible to support a person without condoning their actions. i'm remembering back to ages ago when people wanted deneb blocked for some of her posts about self harm / suicidal ideation. i remember people thinking then that she was getting special privileges for not (often) being blocked for those kinds of posts. not everyone was supportive for her, that is true. but some people found it in them to be supportive to her sometimes. and it seemed to help her. and help the people who were able to support her.i don't see how this situation is terribly different.
except that i don't really understand lou much of the time so in this case i do what a lot of people seemed to do in the last case... i just stay out of it and don't even read many of the posts.
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