Posted by Dr. Bob on March 14, 2001, at 21:18:53
In reply to Re: What DOES one do? » Dr. Bob, posted by Greg on March 14, 2001, at 11:36:20
> I think by the fact that this person makes no follow-ups to his/her original post makes eveyone realize that this was just yet another "hit and run" post designed to inflame the masses.
Well, that would be one theory. Another might be that they didn't feel very welcome and therefore didn't stay...
> I must admit that the post made me angry as well. To insinuate that treating depression is so simplistic as to simply get up in the morning and brush your teeth leads me to believe that this person is sadly uninformed.
OK, but then the question is, how to respond to someone who's sadly uninformed?
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> 1. The post by Sanzio is insulting to my religion. I am an atheist (really), and I neither believe there is a god nor that if there is, it has any power. I cannot understand why any god would destroy peoples' lives with any mental illness. And gods and their worship is the single greatest cause of death in the world through battles predating history. If god is the creator of these diseases, I will worship satan -- at least he has fun!
I think especially when it comes to religion it would help here to lean over backwards to be tolerant of the views of others...
> 2. ... I kindly ask you to visit the aforementioned newsgroups for an example of just how messed up things get when there is no moderation. I feel you provide just the right amount of moderation, but I often disagree with where it is placed.
I think I already have an idea of how messed up things can get when there's not enough moderation! The right amount, the right place, well, batting .500 isn't too bad. :-)
> PS: How do you know Sanzio isn't present under a different name? There is no way to find out.... I have known people to stir things up with one username and then reply with another. (Would that be multiple personality disorder?)
In fact, there might be some ways. :-) If a person can participate in a civil way under a different name, I think that's probably fine. And might or might not indicate "dissociative identity disorder".
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> The sun is shining. It is a new day. Ask yourself ho can I process my feelings today. I believe that feeling Traumatized is a composite of unaddressed feelings. Fear anger resentment in collision. How can I clear and transform theses negative feelings so that I have room for joy. We can process our Trauma in several ways. 1.Talk to a friend 2. Keep a journal write your Trauma out 3. Get up out that bed > Exercise. Clean the house. Brush your teeth. Move do not give in to the Trauma. 4. Pray and ask the God of your understanding to remove the fear, the anger, the resentment. Believe it or not God will remove the Trauma. 5. Do not be selfish and self centered today. Ask what can I do for someone else today? Then do it.
Actually, I could imagine someone having the above point of view. Seriously. It's maybe kind of Eastern...
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> There is no way to change such a person, why try?
Now I'm not suggesting that anyone in fact try, but it's hard to be sure how much someone can change. But if you're going to try, you want to pick an approach that has a decent chance of working, right? :-)
Bob
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