Posted by Elizabeth on September 15, 2001, at 17:27:58
In reply to SalArmy4me Present 4 Duty: Servant, citizenSOLDIER, posted by SalArmy4me on August 29, 2001, at 18:39:20
> The Salvation Army provides a powerful witness through effective service and citizenship. If anyone got help from me, thank God instead for his wise provision to you. Here are some of the 100's of thank-you notes I got this year:
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I just looked at this thread today. I know it's old, but it really struck me, and I felt like it would be worthwhile to post my thoughts.
Sal:
Can you explain why you made this post (http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20010718/msgs/1835.html)? That is, what goal did you seek to achieve by enumerating all these posts in which someone thanked you? (Well, a couple of them weren't, but that's not especially relevant.)
Didn't you say at some point in the past (perhaps on Usenet) that you're bipolar or that you have a history of AD-induced mania or hypomania? Forgive me if I'm mistaken; the recollection is a vague one. Have you unequivocally ruled out the possibility of bipolar? I'd like to know if you are taking a mood stabiliser of any sort along with the moclobemide. If not, I suggest that you talk to your psychiatrist (if you're seeing one) about the possibility of adding something to your current regimen to smooth things out a little. Just the fact that you compiled this list of posts (which, regardless of your intent, appears to have come across as odd and/or self-aggrandising to a number of readers) suggests to me that you might be a little bit too revved up. Psychomotor agitation seems to be a common problem with moclobemide, and of course there is always the possibility of mania, even in unipolar patients.
This is just my interpretation based on my observations. Comments are welcome. I'm trying to be supportive of and helpful to Sal as a person even though I think that his behaviour is peculiar and may be a sign of distorted perceptions (which could result from dramatic mood swings).
-elizabeth
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