Posted by alexandra_k on October 1, 2006, at 4:51:33
In reply to Re: psychosis as a choice?, posted by Jost on October 1, 2006, at 1:33:14
> Not in my book.
Thats why I'm sticking to the case of me.
> A choice? Who would choose to live with that sort of pain?I'm not sure it is meant to be about choosing to live with pain. I think that it is more the 'volountary' symptoms that people adopt in order to get help for their pain.
> By the way, why does the person play that "game" to "get help" Szasz? Why does the person "need" help-- or do they not need and only want it?I think it goes (though I could be wrong). That while pain is hard and all it counts as a 'problem in living' and well... Everyone has got those. But some people volountarily adopt certain symptoms in order to be institutionalised or to get a therapist or to get a psychiatrist or whatever. Thus they don't need help for their specific symptoms (which are volountarily adopted). If they need help at all it is for their pain. And while pain is hard and all it is a 'problem in living' that isn't categorically different from... Every other human being in the world...
Just worried about me here...
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