Posted by shar on October 13, 2000, at 21:20:36
In reply to Re: Who Am I? Ditto...I'd love CNP Noa and all, posted by Ted on October 13, 2000, at 14:27:18
Gosh, No CNP for me please. I have weirdnesses that are part of me aside from depression that I'd want to keep. I love being around people who are interesting, eclectic, curious, have in depth knowledge of trivial things, maybe eccentric, and whose decorative little boxes sitting around are never empty.
I want to keep my eccentricities, and other oddnesses, and wouldn't be Mrs. Beaver for the world and all its gold. Now, if I could be not depressed and/or suicidal most of the time, I'd really love that.
And, I have a hard time believing there is a "normal" -- if your neighbor, Ted, had never experienced depression (even situational), I'd think he was not very tuned in or self-aware psych wise. Not criticism, just observing that in MY EXPERIENCE many CNPs seem to sometimes lack a certain depth or breadth of feeling or awareness.
Oh--I was a housewife (as it was called in those days) for a few years, and the gin rummy was good but that was THE high point of the week.
Shar
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