Posted by sweetmarie on September 16, 2001, at 4:59:42
In reply to Re: Some Implications (long) » sweetmarie, posted by shelliR on September 15, 2001, at 22:13:02
> Yes, and a very very good one.
Thanks.
I don't think people will be offended and besides it was in response to my feelings about the flags. BTW, I always have a few little American flags in my garden--I grew up putting them out on holidays, before they became a symbol of the conservative right. I think America's short history is flawed (slavery, civil rights, Vietnam, etc. ) but the intent of starting a new democracy based on freedom of religion was a noble one. And even when we do lose sight of those goals, we seem always to return in that positive direction, although a bit slowly for me and my more liberal family and friends.
Well, if you think that America`s history is flawed - check out this country. I wouldn`t know where to begin listing the terrible things we have been involved with. At least your country started off with a sound philosophy - we were feudal up until comparatively recently. Then there`s the various atrocities of the different monarchs, colonisation (the empire), social deprivation etc, etc. Frankly, I am NOT proud of my country - quite the reverse.
> > I`m really scared that I have offended loads of people. I`m not a horrible person, and my thoughts are constantly with the people of America. I can`t imagine how it must feel, and can only guess at the kind of despair you all are feeling. It`s hit me very hard (for the reasons I have outlined above), so goodness knows how it feels to be living in a country that has been targeted in such a way.
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> You're a very sensitive, warm person.Thanks - and I`m glad that my remarks were not offensive. As I said, they weren`t intended that way.
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even the most effective meds can`t shield you from tragic events. Meds bring us up to the `level`, and therefore knocks of this kind will depress us, scare us (that we are so depressed again), and worsen the depression. Does this make sense? My meds were *beginning* to have some effect, but now ... however, this doesn`t mean that they weren`t working at all, and it doesn`t mean that they will not continue to work. Recovery is a `fluid` thing - it doesn`t happen all at once (sadly), and there will be many pitfalls. Don`t give up though - you are still climbing, and these events will strengthen you in the end (although it sure doesn`t feel like that right now).- Do you think that I`m right? About the meds I mean. Everyone I`ve spoken to (admittedly only my sister and parents) think that I am, but what do you think? I`d really like to know.
> Thanks, today was a bit of a better day for me..
Good - I`m pleased to hear it.
For me, this past week has been getting progressively worse ... I won`t go into boring detail, but I`m still on my own (though my parents return later today). These events have been difficult to deal with alone - I`ve spoken to Rowan daily, but it`s not the same with her being on a different continent. There`s been no one actually *here*. I did go to my day centre on Thursday, which was disappointing. I was feeling really bad, but dragged myself there (it took me ages as my car kept stalling at traffic lights/`give way`s etc.). I got there, and all the members who were there were really quite ill - in the sort of `not really with reality` type way. I mean, these are people (like me) with mental illnesses, but the ones who were there seemed to be of the psychotic types. This isn`t a problem at all, but I couldn`t have a conversation with any of them, and thought `f***, I`m like this too`. I`m probably not explaining this very well, but it was really horrible, and I stayed 1/2 an hour, left, and cried all the way home (not a good idea when you`re driving). The fact that I`ve been alone, has partly been my own fault - I cold have sorted more stuff out to do, but ... well, I didn`t.
> uh, I can't recall how many pounds to a stone! I'll have to look that one up. Search: pound, stone. I love the internet!
There are 14 pounds to a stone (and 16 ounces to a pound, if you`re interested). I still haven`t got my head around the metric system.
> By the way, what is your sister doing in West Virginia? It is not very far from me, a couple of hours. It's a very beautiful, but very poor state. I haven't seen much of it, but there's a place "Harper's Ferry" where Maryland (where I live), Virginia, and West Virginia come together, and there's good hiking, rafting and kyaking there.
She is doing a term (I think you call them semesters) at a uni there - somewhere called Huntington. She is a psychiatric nurse, but has been doing a part-time philosophy degree in Cambridge (where she lives) for the past 2 years - not at THE Cambridge University, I hasten to add. She was offered an exchange with a student from this West Virginia University, and took it. She`s been there a month now, and is just getting used to it - she hated it at first. She says that the town is pretty `dead`, but the surrounding country is lovely. Trouble is, she doesn`t drive, so she`s been kind of stuck. She does say that it`s quite poor, but pretty. What is really pissing her off is that she can`t seem to walk down a road/street whatever without getting shouted at by blokes from cars. She asked me whether or not she should be giving them the `finger`, but I told her under NO circumstances. Can you suggest anything?
Anyway, let me know what you think - on this and the meds issue.
Lots of love,
Anna.
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