We are special

[XmasCarol52]

I don't care what anyone has to say we are very special people just because we have a mental illness does not make us stupid or crazy,I get so sick of the mental illness jokes and the looks to>Does anyone else get funny looks as well?Just remember we are loved by God in his eyes were are not a mistake and are special,korny post i think not i Just want to let everyone know how much you are loved no matter what you have .I think we are all very special people here and we do need each other.I do not know what I would do if i didnt have this place,Bless all of you.Remember you are Special and do not let anyone tell you anything different,

 

[Concernedgal]

Deep down ... I believe you. And thank you,but, I just wish this world would just leave us alone and treat us like we are everybody else. We are not stupid or crazy. I would like to say that we are.....wonderfully weird..lol. we are different but, that's OK. I just I wish I could remember that and have a little more self confidence. You are a beautiful person @XmasCarol52 . You have become one of my good friends here and I have found your friendship to be helpful at the worst times and at the best of times... hell,.. you and others here made me feel like part of the family and I appreciate that . Before this place... I felt like a freak and that I was suffering alone . Thank you. Thank you for your love and support.

 

[XmasCarol52]

You know what my husband use to tell me whenever I was feeling down like I was a mistake,he use to say that God doesnt make mistakes,I believe that there are some people out there who believe having a mental illness is a mistake,hey wait until you hear this one ,one time I was talking to this one woman through email she told me that fear and anxieties are a sin,so I dumped her she was really religious nothing wrong with that but don t ever say that a mental illness is a sin because it is not ,because it is also a physical illness to because it effects our brains,
I am so glad we met like you i felt all alone until I found this place,remember that you are loved .I just wish that people would just stop acting like we were some kind of freak.I hate it when people know u r anxious and they look at you like you are crazy.

 

[janemariesayed]

I don't care what anyone has to say we are very special people just because we have a mental illness does not make us stupid or crazy,I get so sick of the mental illness jokes and the looks to>Does anyone else get funny looks as well?Just remember we are loved by God in his eyes were are not a mistake and are special,korny post i think not i Just want to let everyone know how much you are loved no matter what you have .I think we are all very special people here and we do need each other.I do not know what I would do if i didnt have this place,Bless all of you.Remember you are Special and do not let anyone tell you anything different,

I don't notice the looks, but I am sure I 'feel' others thoughts about me. All my life I've thought that others think I'm crazy.

Funny really, because I think now in these middle aged years that I am a little crazy.

 

[janemariesayed]

on t ever say that a mental illness is a sin because it is not ,because it is also a physical illness to because it effects our brains,

Mental illness is not a sin. In the old days, it was thought that those with a mental illness were possessed by demons. It sounds like that woman you mention is still in the dark ages.

 

[XmasCarol52]

I agree we were not friends for more then ten minutes I did not like her at all she thought she knew more then me when in fact she didnt know Jack ****

 

[janemariesayed]

Know-alls' are never nice people to know. Their arrogance is really off-putting and can be very hurtful. You did the best thing to dump her before it went too far.

 

[XmasCarol52]

Know-alls' are never nice people to know. Their arrogance is really off-putting and can be very hurtful. You did the best thing to dump her before it went too far.

You got that right I cannot believe she thought we are the work of the devil,how ignorant is that?

 

[janemariesayed]

You got that right I cannot believe she thought we are the work of the devil,how ignorant is that?

Well, it is just plain ignorance and selfishness. Going through life without a care for others and not even bothering to try to understand. In Ancient Egypt, people with mental or emotional problems would have to go and live in a Temple to be attended by priests until they were better or nearly back to normal.

It is important that we know ourselves that we are not possessed by anything. I'd rather be like me than selfish, incompassionate and arrogant.

 

[XmasCarol52]

Well said,some people dont even care and she was suppose to be really religious,could have fooled me