Posted by Willow on July 29, 2001, at 15:47:02
In reply to When to turn your back, posted by Andy123 on July 29, 2001, at 15:07:19
Andy
I think you make a good point. Just because mental illness can have the symptom of disturbing our personalities doesn't mean that all our vices are due to the illness.I've attributed alot of my father's behaviour to his illness; however after having his brother, my uncle, stay over for a couple weeks and seeing the same "social laziness," I haven't been as tolerant.
Just because a loved one or very close friend has a mental illness it doesn't mean that we have to tip-toe around them, though we should show the same empathy when discussing personal attributes as we would want if in the same situation.
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