Yes. that's all very good and true but the emphasis on emotion is too great. Mental illness is in the mind,not the heart.
25 years ago I fell in love while I was psychotic and when it ended after 6 years I was left with a heartache and a son I'll never see. That was emotion. But my illness carried on years after that.
I know that it is difficult sometimes to seperate the mental and emotional state of a human being but it can and is done.
I'm not ttrying to demean NAMI's guidelines but I think that trauma and "shell-shock" when approached from an intellectual viewpoint becomes clearer, rather than having to deal with the "feelings" associated with them.
As Plato said, " I Think Therefore I Am "
Take care Don
Hello Don,
I like your take on this!
To feel what you feel, and respond in a rational way, is to have the best of both worlds.
The tricky part is to accept what you feel, not let your feelings steamroll you.
That is the part that the medication plays. I don't think the medication dulls my feelings, it balances them out.
Otherwise I wouldn't be rational.
It's a fine line.
I always enjoy your comments!
Chris
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