Hi Mark First I would like to say nobody was criticising you, just putting across a different point of view. People do this to me all the time, there are some...
Good question about why some people are more affected than others, Pam. I don't think there's a simple explanation. Why can some smoke 40 a day and drink like...
Pam asked this on another thread :- "one I would like answered is why do people react differently to the same situation, why is it some get ill as a result and...
Hi Mick It wasn't until my own son got ill or should I say quite a few years after that I discovereded my grandmother on my fathers side had suffered a mental...
Hi Rob My thoughts on this one: "Straight away I think do I react the same way every time to an identical situation ? My answer is a resounding 'NO'" When I...
Good Morning Pam, judging by the different replies (rather than definitive answers) to the original question(s) you raised it shows that we are all different,...
Maybe not metabolism then, Pam; how about a (genetic?) vulnerability to an illness? I use 'vulnerability' deliberately rather than 'weakness' with its...
I can see nothing wrong with vulnerability, I must admit I am much the same as you. I can keep quiet about a lot of things if it only affects me, but find it...
Hi Mark I am not too sure about your theory on depression and having to pull yourself together. I am wondering what you mean by pulling yourself together, what...
Hi Rob Yes we are all different and react differently to different situations or pressures. I didn't actually go looking for a family link, I got a bit curious...
Let's not go round in circles over'mental illness'; we have to use short-cuts to describe things. Let's not string together multi- syllable words to describe...
"we'll end up sounding like social workers" Perish the thought Mick :-} Though I don't have too much of a problem with what is said to me, it's the manner in...
Aye, perish the thought, Rob. The point I was trying to make is what Plain Engllish Campaign have been giving out about for decades; people don't use such...
Which version of plain English would you prefer Mick? Mental, nuts. loony or bonkers. Mental has different meanings (in my dictionary) mentally defective:...
Hey Rob Whats up with the English! Except for local dialect... the Irish and Scots use similar words so you and Mick can fight this one between you :-) Innit...
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Spot on about users and carers being embarrassed, Pam. Nobody likes to appear stupid, so you don't ask them what they mean and they go off into their own...
I do not have a problem asking questions if I do not understand the term used. I think people use jargon without thinking twice about it because as you...
Thank you for sharing this with us Mark, I would imagine you echo many peoples feelings when entering the psychiatric system. Why not use admission instead of...
Pam's right; depression can have many causes. My own was the ending of a love affair. I got over the depression in time, not by any act of will but simply...
Looking through the posts here and listening to endless people talking about a "normal" life - I would like to hear anyone define "normal" - by which I refer...
"Would it be please be OK if I quote these points in my book? " Of course Mark - "Normal" Rates apply :-) When I contemplate "Normal" in the context of the...
I think normal is a very individual thing. For me being normal is being my usual self, how I act and deal with things when there is nothing bothering me. If I...
Hi Mark feel free to comment on what ever I say, from memory I think it was Mick who came up with the word natural as opposed to normal. When I used the word...
Thanks for the Link Rob for me "proper english" is about being politically correct in the way you speak. The thing is no matter where you live you will pick up...
I can guess what dintah means..didn't you? We say dinyah. My husband used to take the Micky out of the way I speak, his favourite line is "oooh ar pieces of...
Seeing "Normal" and "Stigma" on the same page reminds me of how thin a line there is between the two. Yet neither word look's out of place. It's almost a week...
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