Comments | glenniebun: Invisible Illness Week

glenniebun

Invisible Illness Week

Sep 21, 2009 13:34

...was apparently last week. And was sponsored by a Christian group. And concentrated more on things like chronic pain and diabetes than mental illness, though one page I saw acknowledged cancer, eating disorders and mental illness. (Of course, I don't mean to imply that those don't all deserve attention.) Anyway, I saw jcdaredevil fill out this meme about it ( Read more... )

depression, culture, memes, personal history

Comments 4

jcdaredevil September 21 2009, 18:05:13 UTC

I did not know you had OCD, man. Not that it changes anything, I just never knew that.

I read The Man Who Mistook HIs Wife for a Hat in high school...lots of fascinating case studies in there, and yet, also sad stories.

glenniebun September 21 2009, 18:53:30 UTC

OCPD actually, but yeah, it was a bit of a surprise when I got the diagnosis. I expected major depression and GAD, but I hadn't considered any personality disorders. Of course, I discussed it with my shrink, researched it on my own and saw that everything he said really fit.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is somewhere in my mile-long to-read list. Maybe I'll actually start it one of these days.

karcy September 21 2009, 18:22:01 UTC

26 was a good reminder.

glenniebun September 21 2009, 19:14:32 UTC

And rather widely applicable, too. It's part of my general "be genuine, try to be healthy and let the labels fall where they may" line of thinking.