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I am furious and upset.
Not only has some ignorant fucker* stated that St. John's Wort is a load of rubbish, but someone I used to quite get on with has spent most of the morning spouting off on the eBay message board that all mental illness is made up and attention seeking, and didn't exist before therapists did. Under (understandable) fire, he's then tried to modify his position to, well I'll believe you if you've got an actual diagnosis of clinical depression. And what I want to post in response is that I'd nearly died from self-inflicted damage three times and STILL didn't have an actual diagnosis of anything, because the NHS is too understaffed and underfunded and because cancer and children are sexier illnesses. He says he's entitled to his opinion, and what I want to say is that he's NOT entitled to tell me that I'm somehow making this up, that it doesn't count, doesn't matter, isn't real. That sitting here crying because the cat's hissed at me or someone in a bar has made some comment** or because really, really, when it comes down to it, life is shit and pointless, feeling lonely and scared and realising, finally realising that anything I ever do to try and change that is only going to be cosmetic and isn't going to work, all of THAT does matter, a bit, to me.
And the really annoying thing is that we've got one of those eBay cross-promotion things going on, where my auctions link to his, and vice versa. And I now have to decide if I remove that and get accused of throwing my rattle out of the pram, or if I continue to link to someone I despise.
* No link. The rest of the blogiverse thinks the sun shines out of his arse, so I ain't getting into an argument.
** If you're going to drink in a French bar, you ought to be speaking French. Go figure.
Posted by Somewhat under Mental Health on 2006.03.22 @ 12.57.
You have the conch:
bran
said:
what an asshole!
exclamation points don't even begin to cover it.
now, i am livid too.
mental health issues are not made-up and attention seeking. i lost my brother to mental illness - (suicide) - what kind of an asshole takes this kind of thing lightly?
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2006.03.22 @ 14.07
Solonor
said:
Who be pickin' on you? Lemme at 'em. Grrrr. There's nothing "made-up" about depression, and anyone who makes comments like that needs a little lesson in biology and psychology. Not to mention tact.
(Sorry, but I can't help but notice that you've referred to children as an illness. The NHS don't know the half of it... Hey, did you want me to make a TOTALLY serious comment? I didn't think so.)
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2006.03.22 @ 14.55
Forest Pines
said:
Some people are ill-informed; and some are just nasty. Have a (virtual) hug.
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2006.03.22 @ 20.39
cal
said:
sounds like my (m.d.) late step-father who thought all natural remedies were "quackery". you live what you learn i guess - i'm proof that the natural way is the best way. i tried st. john's wort - fab stuff. have tried various things over the years, i have to say. and yes, sometimes it's best to just fade away - ignorant arrogant a-holes don't give up and always want the last word - it takes more energy than it's worth.
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2006.03.22 @ 23.49
melanie
said:
people who don't know, generally have no idea. I hate when people say oh yeah, me too, when simple observation of their lifestyle is a dead giveaway. no, not you too. you really have . no . idea
not you - I know you do. someone I was talking to earlier. /rant.
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2006.03.26 @ 12.03
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