Posted by JenStar on August 30, 2005, at 21:14:27
In reply to Re: I respectfully disagree with you. » JenStar, posted by Smith562 on August 30, 2005, at 20:49:28
hi Smith,
I guess I feel sort of torn - on the one hand, I truly believe my previous post.On the other, I DO have sympathy for people who are the midst of a psychotic breakdown or severe distress. And in 'real life' I DO tend to excuse behavior if I know someone was having trouble.
For example, my mom's dog died and she was very sad & depressed. So when she snapped at me on the phone and argued, I didn't argue back -- I knew she was depressed and it was the "depression talking." Sort of. I mean, my mom has ALWAYS had a quick temper, and she is ALWAYS argumentative...so I suppose it was in my best interest not to provoke her and get into a fight. But I believe that she was MORE argumentative at that time b/c of her depression. Not that makes it's all ok...but I changed my own response to make the whole situation easier for both of us.
But on babble, since we're all separate souls, it's hard to tell when someone's TRULY not able to respond, and when they would use it as an excuse. It seems like it would be impossible to differentiate, no?
But it's fun to talk about htis with you. thanks for starting the discussion. :)
take care,
JenStar
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