tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434815382248877169.post4916020558472724800..comments2011-07-26T19:20:33.662-07:00Comments on Supporting Our Siblings: Advocating and Educating: People NOT NumbersSupporting Our Siblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12370227836665288704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434815382248877169.post-81851448338507093492011-01-05T19:01:02.231-08:002011-01-05T19:01:02.231-08:00I would like to sometime write for you about how I...I would like to sometime write for you about how I have integrated my "illness" into my life, become comfortable with it, and use it to my advantage. The trick would be not to write a novel. There is too much focus on the negative aspects of mental illness.<br /><br />Typo in the previous, didn't know it would leave the remains.Blake Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884753679903697333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434815382248877169.post-18984925281039541222011-01-05T18:59:21.749-08:002011-01-05T18:59:21.749-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Blake Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884753679903697333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434815382248877169.post-84348397084769355442011-01-05T18:51:35.261-08:002011-01-05T18:51:35.261-08:00When there is little information on the causes of ...When there is little information on the causes of mental illness, what does persistent focus on the associated stigma accomplish? Does it reinforce it? <br /><br />For example, this was listed under your response for manic-depression: "This is the time when you are supposed to be going to college, falling in love, starting careers, and enjoying life. But for many Americans this is the age when their minds begin to unravel."<br /><br />While you are correct in pointing out the time period when BP/MD persons start having issues, to me you are reinforcing a negative societal perception. Here is my translation of the aforementioned quoted sentence, "When bipolar people are supposed to be be leading "normal" lives, they are instead going crazy." <br /><br />I hope we have another "labeling" change soon like we did from Manic-Depression to bipolar. Not a big fan of the current tag. I am much more dynamic than that. If someone asked me what my problem is, I would say that I have an energy management issue, a lot of that being metaphysical. The mentally ill don't need pity, they need people to try to understand the different mind frames that "normal" people do not experience. Most people take for granted the autopilot in their brain that keeps them in their "reality". Lack of information is a killer as is our nascent understanding of the brain. <br /><br />So until I die I will continue to grab my crotch and throw up the finger to the part of society that "stigmatizes" me. Fuck them. I know things that they don't. I am stronger than them in many ways. If you think I a weird, fine, I probably am. At least I'm comfortable with my demons.<br /><br />Also, I think it is really cool what both of you are doing. AS someone who lives in this realm, it is great to see two smart people learning and sharing information pertaining to MI. Thank you. I appreciate it.Blake Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884753679903697333noreply@blogger.com