I agree that this is a brave post. I also know what you mean by it feeling self-indulgent or selfish.
I've struggled with this same kind of thing -- at present, I'm not, I don't think, disabled by my mental illness(es) but there have been times in my life when that may have been the case. I never thought about calling it what it was. Right now, I am lucky to be managing well, with okay coping skills and a good support system. I can go to work, I go out and have fun, etc. But I am all to aware that this might not always be the case.
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Date: 2009-09-15 08:59 pm (UTC)I've struggled with this same kind of thing -- at present, I'm not, I don't think, disabled by my mental illness(es) but there have been times in my life when that may have been the case. I never thought about calling it what it was. Right now, I am lucky to be managing well, with okay coping skills and a good support system. I can go to work, I go out and have fun, etc. But I am all to aware that this might not always be the case.
Thank you for talking honestly about this. *hugs*