Anyone Else??

I've just been reading different threads in different forums and has anybody else picked up on the fact that a number of posts/threads that are coming from the 'loved one(s) of the person with a mental illness' can make some pretty offensive comments??

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

It goes to show why it can be so hard sometimes to trust the people close to us with what we're going through/dealing with. I understand having questions and looking for answers but some sensetivity and common courtesy would be much appreciated.

Just an observation.

Yeah.... I don't really care to hear from loved ones and caregivers...
I just ignore them, though...
If I gave a damn about what people without mental illness thought about what I'm saying, I'd talk to my family or something.

Just ignore them.

SmileXx wrote:Yeah.... I don't really care to hear from loved ones and caregivers...
I just ignore them, though...
If I gave a damn about what people without mental illness thought about what I'm saying, I'd talk to my family or something.

Just ignore them.

Good Advice Smilex.
This is a public forum, open to everyone.
I think sometimes it is a VERY GOOD thing, for family/love ones to try and understand someones mental illness. They may know nothing, no even the correct way to say or ask something.
Do not take it personal, please.

Blessings.
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Don't get me wrong... I think it's great that loved ones are trying to gain some perspective, and I understand that it's a public site... I just think choosing words more wisely and not making assumptions about people's illnesses by generalizing would be nice.

Just my POV.

I suppose I should try to ignore things but I guess not being able to sweep things under the rug if it rubs me the wrong way is part of my problem. but really the only reason I posted this in the first place was with the hopes that people might be a little more mindful. I guess it's not my place to make that request though. My apologies... next time I'll keep my opinions to myself.

Honey, you missed the point.
If we, meaning me and you, the crazy women here to talk to other crazies, are going to go out of our way to ignore the things we don't appreciate being said by the normies (I love how almost racist my terms sound... crazies, normies, such separation!), then we too have a right to say whatever the eff we want and they can do the same to ignore us as well.
If that means that you want to voice you don't like the things they say, then they can ignore your opinion of what they said.

It's a 2-way street.

SmileXx wrote:Honey, you missed the point.
If we, meaning me and you, the crazy women here to talk to other crazies, are going to go out of our way to ignore the things we don't appreciate being said by the normies (I love how almost racist my terms sound... crazies, normies, such separation!), then we too have a right to say whatever the eff we want and they can do the same to ignore us as well.
If that means that you want to voice you don't like the things they say, then they can ignore your opinion of what they said.

It's a 2-way street.

Thanks for that... Seriously. As you know my perception of things are rather skewed at the moment.

Skewed is fun. ^_^
Be proud of your crazy and you too can come off as abrasive as I do.
You know you wanna.

Lol... maybe I should try it.

I vote you should.

OK so... what the end of 2008 My A-Hole of an X boyfriend goes on to the Mental Health boards as Eryl Fynn and starts talking about me.
He goes on and on and ON about how he is going to get me back and how much he loves me. The Evil Son of a B*tch was STALKING ME!!!
Well everyone on the board just ATE IT UP... I mean At the time I was misdiagnosed as Bipolar...
So he gives me the name of the forum and out of a SICK curiosity as well as a morbid amount of masochism I check it out.
Horrifying.
And Because He had everyone convinced that I was on some kind of Mania induced sex retreat no one believed me when I said, this guy is an Evil predator.
AH well.
I can't help but wonder how many of the "Spouses, Lovers and Friends" are actually dush bags that won't leave their "Victim" alone. Screw the norms they can get their own site!!

I mean WHO does that! I love you and I am worried about you so I am going to go onto the web and expose all of your darkest secrets to strangers so I can figure out why your a B*tch! PS I love you.
I Exposed my mom's deest secrets because I HATE HER, and in order to provide a way for my Non Normal but to get a grip... DIFFERENT.

OK... I'm on a rant here... I'll go.