Posted by Susan47 on April 17, 2005, at 13:06:02
In reply to What're your parents like?, posted by Susan47 on April 17, 2005, at 12:57:52
This makes total sense. He values his manic depression because he refuses to seek treatment for it anymore .. of course, it's a self-defense mechanism to block out the fact that these treatments might actually help him but he's afraid of them. So, making it a valuable thing justifies not seeking treatment.
Our brains are incredible shysters sometimes.
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