by mariam » Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:32 pm
hi. i know something about it not being accepted. My parents don't want to know much about it, they think its nothing really, just a bit of cowardice. I suggested that it ran in the family, because my older brother has sort of the same problem, but he lived with it, and nowadays he's ok in some situations but can really be a nervous, agitated, hyped up person in others. when i went to the nurse to tell her what i thought i had, my mum was in the room, and the nurse didnt call it a mental illness, she called it a distress. is it true that it is not an illness? ive heard that no one knows whether it is genetic or even chemical imbalance in the brain. anyone have any ideas? but i guess either way, it's never going to be understood by those who don't have it. in fact, im quite sure they laugh at me.