tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post2531044782166365182..comments2023-08-13T16:47:04.524+01:00Comments on the art of curiosity...: The Bad Hair Day Codethe art of curiosityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988126787526226581noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-37554613580779361332007-09-26T08:12:00.000+01:002007-09-26T08:12:00.000+01:00Jean,Thank you! I must beg people though, to at le...Jean,<BR/><BR/>Thank you! <BR/><BR/>I must beg people though, to at least try to pay attention to the increasingly urgent warnings that you gather as you build up steam on the bipolar train. It's so hard to stop it once it's hurtling down the track.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't help to be an arrogant cow like me. I've spent my adult life believing that I know best & this just gets worse when I'm racing down the railroad.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that's why Stone Age man allegedly clubbed his wife on the head & pulled her back into the cave. In truth, could she have been a feminist with bipolar & knocking her out was the only way he could get her to go home & sleep?the art of curiosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988126787526226581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-14653322740228637212007-09-26T07:46:00.000+01:002007-09-26T07:46:00.000+01:00Corrine,You have my deepest sympathy - that's an a...Corrine,<BR/><BR/>You have my deepest sympathy - that's an appalling account! Well done for getting involved. Over here, not every doctor understands adult neurological conditions let alone those which become clear in childhood. I've learnt to stand my ground & argue with health professionals, but it does take a while to overcome that fear that <BR/><BR/>'Mother always says,<BR/> that doctor does know best'. <BR/><BR/>I know this childhood rhyme is droppings from a male ruminant, but I worry about parents who feel unable to fully question what is going on - then both parent AND child are bullied into situations which could prove unhelpful at best, destructive at worst.<BR/><BR/>I also have a lot to say about the prejudice that children encounter -we know that children bully children, but there is more. My son has been educated in a main stream schools & the prejudice from other parents is appalling!! <BR/><BR/>I'm going to write about this in a post as soon as I can screw my head on a little better ( things are not going too ticketty boo), but on several occasions in the past, whilst waiting at the school gate, I heard other mothers discussing my son. He was at a small, affluent village school where the staff were WONDERFUL. Were it not for small children milling around, I would have tackled the mother who'd instructed her child not to play with Tom & told her just where to stick her SUV!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for getting on your box -you've reminded me to stand on mine and that's a darn good thing!!<BR/><BR/>Jennifer xoxthe art of curiosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988126787526226581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-40497073940185181422007-09-26T06:56:00.000+01:002007-09-26T06:56:00.000+01:00Corrine & Angela,All hugs are gratefully received ...Corrine & Angela,<BR/><BR/>All hugs are gratefully received :-) Thank you!the art of curiosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988126787526226581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-46880034909971956332007-09-25T14:25:00.000+01:002007-09-25T14:25:00.000+01:00When my son was with a new doctor (we had just mov...When my son was with a new doctor (we had just moved to a new state) for his OCD I was horrified when I sat in on one of their sessions. I couldn't believe some of the questions. I found out he was Freudian trained and OCD was not his expertise. OCD is not a mental illness brought on my childhood traumas on the potty or unconscious sexual struggles with id, it's neurological. <BR/>I think the more people talk about it the better so they understand that just like other physical ailments, the one's to do with the mind are not something one should be ashamed of or can just snap out of.<BR/>okay, off me soapbox now.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-81004998599542367782007-09-25T10:56:00.000+01:002007-09-25T10:56:00.000+01:00excuse me for the grammatical mistake--it's 'orrib...excuse me for the grammatical mistake--it's 'orrible! :)<BR/><BR/>xox!!!Jean Katherine Baldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497992193034414806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-10085729906958859022007-09-25T10:55:00.000+01:002007-09-25T10:55:00.000+01:00you're right. it was the first neurological disord...you're right. it was the first neurological disorder to be acknowledged as such by the DSMV-IV. This officially makes it a disorder, not a mental illness.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, you're extraordinary awareneness of what you are doing when you deny your family and frends show to me that tyou are even more aware than most people -- it's not being in denial, it's a sort of survivial technique. I am glad you wrote thus, and proud to know you. You are a leader.<BR/>"The Leader of the Pack!" :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>xoxJean Katherine Baldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497992193034414806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-91110611944133575162007-09-24T23:07:00.000+01:002007-09-24T23:07:00.000+01:00Thank goodness more and more people can talk about...Thank goodness more and more people can talk about it without the stigma and shame. I hope it's helped to share and in doing so helps others who are shy about it.<BR/><BR/>sending a hug<BR/>corrinejafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-53440684293802249612007-09-23T22:16:00.000+01:002007-09-23T22:16:00.000+01:00Angela,Thank you for your very sweet words. I 'lik...Angela,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your very sweet words. <BR/><BR/>I 'like' to write about bipolar & depression because they're conditions which many people still feel ashamed about. As they're physical illnesses brought about by chemical imbalances in the brain, I'm 'loud & proud' about it in the hope that this may help someone somewhere feel less alone & isolated. <BR/><BR/>Jenniferthe art of curiosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988126787526226581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585562822912894810.post-14086264672974593422007-09-23T19:18:00.000+01:002007-09-23T19:18:00.000+01:00Like a storm, it will pass. I hope that it's a fas...Like a storm, it will pass. I hope that it's a fast storm. :) Wonderful post! I'm sure that it is theraputic to write about these things as well.Thanks for sharing! *HUGS*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com