Friggle wrote: i also think that as a whole "nons" have a streak of vengence in them towards what they call "predatory people". they want to destroys us by either drugging us up or trying to turn us into one of them. i didnt mean to make this an us v them issue thats immature and reminiscent of high school kids trying to sound cool. instead what i mean by this is that they see it as an us v them issue and they kind of want their chance to unleash their "righteous indignation".
I think what you're talking about can come across in an 'us v them' way because you're talking about it on the level of how you experience it personally. Absolutely nothing wrong with that because thats how it can often make us feel.
But I think the reason that society in general takes that vengeful attitude is purely down to the ignorant way in which mental health issues are still viewed. More people have mental health issues than they actually realise and pointing the finger at people who display it in more obvious ways is a way for them to feel better about themselves and therefore avoid the stigma that society views mental health problems with. Which doesnt help and only makes us feel worse.
There is so much abuse of children on all sorts of levels, emotional, sexual, physical, it's actually the norm in family life rather than the other way around. I think as a result many people who we come across in all sorts of situations have experienced something damaging in childhood or have even been perpetrators or enablers in some way but are in denial of it, and that can sometimes contribute to their subtle finger-pointing attitude.
Society looks ok on the surface but underneath its far from ok. Personality disorders, depression, schizophrenia, anorexia, self harming or any form of addiction etc can all be looked at as coping mechanisms we adopt as kids to keep our abusive experiences at a distance, (whether we remember them or not). AND THEY WORK!
But they don't in adulthood, we're supposed to change in adulthood, but because of our coping mechanisms we cant do it properly and we get stuck with them. They just make life hard. Because some of they ways we act out as a result are considered unacceptable socially we're the ones who get marginalised.
Once we get to grips with that we're less likely to internalise all these negative messages piled on top of that which we've already had drummed in from childhood and actually get on with some healing.
Friggle wrote:
i have skipped two appointments with her thus far because i have other things to do, but when i return next week i really am curious as to how she will react. i am honestly, tempted to freak her out. to me i think she is playing with the lion in a cage and taunting me. she better hope these antidepressant dont start wearing off and i am mentally sharp and ready to lunge at her. because something tells me this will end up sour. and i can't wait.
Are you attending these sessions because it's something you want for yourself or because you've been told it's what you need? The reason I ask is that it makes a huge difference to how the sessions will go and whether they will be of any use to you.