tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434815382248877169.post1249502818706309783..comments2011-07-26T19:20:33.662-07:00Comments on Supporting Our Siblings: Advocating and Educating: Recognizing Mental Illness: Delusion or Next Great Idea?Supporting Our Siblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12370227836665288704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434815382248877169.post-34555703291657622782010-12-13T20:11:27.176-08:002010-12-13T20:11:27.176-08:00I just finished reading “Undress Me in The Temple ...I just finished reading “Undress Me in The Temple of Heaven.” It is definitely a page-turner. The most powerful scene in the book is towards the very end when Susan, whose travel mate just had a psychotic break down in the People’s Republic of China, is telling a nurse that if she could have just been there and done more for her friend this would not have happened. The nurse in response says: “’If only I had been there.’ I’m sorry, but you need to get a clue, honey. Your friend is mentally ill. Nothing you did or didn’t do made her crazy. You think that if you just hadn’t kissed some guy, Claire would be perfectly fine? You think if you’d somehow been magically able to pull her off that bus, she wouldn’t be hearing voices? Please. That’s like saying. ‘If I’d been a better friend, she wouldn’t have gotten cancer.’ Jeez Louise. You really think you have that much power?” <br />Many people may feel helpless against mental illness. But the truth is we are not helpless. We can advocate, educate, and support the mentally ill. Please share our blog and please share your story with us by emailing sosiblings@gmail.com or commenting on a post. As always, thank you for your readership.<br />AnnaAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224990455864068245noreply@blogger.com