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[dietcokefiend2]

It's always been a challenge for me to think of my teachers/therapists/doctors (etc.) as real people with lives of their own beyond their jobs at work. I know logically that their job is just one facet of them, but I find myself sometimes wondering what their home lives are like, what their families are like, what they like/dislike. No, I'm not a

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[anonymous]

high functioning in the mental health system refers to the ability to hold eye contact and/or use the toilet unassisted.

no matter how sick you choose to become, there are people in your life who will intervene, and therefore you will always have the capacity to hold gainful, full-time employment doing things like sweeping a floor. the delusion needs you to be fully incapacitated prior to accepting health. it is impossible. your definition of disability is disturbed.

how are goals and life aligned to others your age? compared to people who neither succeed nor thrive, you think you do fine. why not change the standard and rate yourself against a different group?

the 25 year olds i know are finishing their doctorate degrees, beginning to support their mothers and fathers financially, and are contemplating purchasing a second home------ but you spend considerable time finding excuses why failure (mistakes at work, falling asleep on the job!) is acceptable.

[dietcokefiend2]

I always find it really interesting that people who leave unhelpful comments such as this one leave them anonymously. If you have a strong opinion, at least own up to it and stand behind it instead of hiding behind a computer screen only choosing to identify yourself as "someone".