I am assuming you meant me too. I am barely aggessive sometimes but post mainly factual answers in GQ. One time you said that you refused to set foot in Alabama. Some of my (very nice, well educated, and tolerant) family lives in and loves Alabama. You never gave an answer as to why. They are good enough to build rockets there and have all kinds of people and cultures.
Writing a whole state off for some unknown reason seems close-minded at best. I am curious what the real reason is. I could understand it if family members get killed every time they cross over the border but other than that I call bigotry.
Certainly I can empathize with people in the lives of those who have depression. It can be very difficult to live with. And often the very people who are trying to cope with a loved one’s illnesses may be prone to depression themselves. (At least my family of origin understood what it was like and knew what to do. My husband has learned.)
It is important that you keep one thing in mind about your father. You say that “he chooses to behave this way instead of getting treated.” The part of the brain which is most responsible for judgement is located close to that part of the brain which is most affected by depression. People who have depression very, very often have impaired judgment. Remember that your father is mentally ill and don’t expect him to back wise decisions about his own care. HIs choices and behavior are the result of an illness that is not his fault. I know that that doesn’t make them any easier to live with, but it is still true.
Someone else mentioned insanity. My understanding is that that is a legal term and not a medical diagnosis.
I fully admit to being “crazy.” I’m okay with that. I’m one of the lucky ones because my meds keep it from hurting so bad anymore. I’ve had physical pain that made me wish for death, but I’ve had mental anguish that was worse.
I see that msmith also directs his contempt toward people who are going through the stage of anger in dealing with being in a wheelchair. Or maybe that person is not going through a stage at all, but is just very hostile without good reason – like msmith.
Or maybe msmith has good reason for being so hostile, but just can’t bring himself to talk about it and ridicules those who do because it makes him feel uncomfortable.
Yeah…the problem with this issue is there’s too many emotions and ethics involved to say for sure whether in some cases killing oneself is right or wrong. I think this issue is better served in GD…although if msmith537 gets involved in that, it’ll probably come right back to the Pit.
It’s not bigotry, but I freely admit and, as far as I know, never denied, having a closed mind about the subject. There are other states, too. Oh, and a few countries. Would you like the entire list?
I’m surprised you took it so badly. I didn’t say anything insulting on this Board about Alabama or it’s denizens. More importantly, though, why do you really even care? It’s not like we’re so chummy that my opinion should matter, so I don’t quite understand what you hope to accomplish by discovering why.
But you were so nice when I met you at the Pittsburgh Mini-Dope…
The biggest problem with msmith’s “tough love” is that it’s all tough and no love. If he were truly a decent human being he would reach out to one of those desperate people that he despises and try to help them, in any way he can, instead of reveling in disdain for their supposed “self-inflicted” problems.
The closest analogy I have for his typical posting style is that of the condo-association busybody- ready to turn in the smallest violation of the condo rules, no exceptions permitted, no arguments allowed.
…and while I’m here, hi faithfool! I haven’t seen you for a while.
You’re pure shithead and absolute fucking moron. You don’t seem to understand that some problems in life have no solution. You can’t go to the doctor and have him and his team magically make life special and worth seeing through. If only it were that simple.
The only way you will learn and understand what these people and this (and I guess other) series of threads are really about, is when it happens to someone you are close to. I feel for them, but you will fucking deserve it.
I’m way too tired to do much, if any, posting today, but I had to at least say “Hiya!” back. Looks like the guy I was talking about in the Thankful thread has shown up to make me thankful once again.
