If MD Was Accepted Would You Be Ashamed/Proud Of It? - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T10:11:59Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI believe you are from Englan…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-07-01:4661400:Comment:1462142013-07-01T03:11:53.935Zroxannehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/sallyann
<p>I believe you are from England? And I think their commitment laws are similar to US's. You have to prove dangerousness. But I think the larger point is what Cordellia mentioned. This is terrible for your self-esteem & your own personal journey to be with someone who discounts you out of hand like that. You might try educating him by showing him some of the very professional work done. But it doesn't sound like you want to tell him this is about you - or that he would listen…</p>
<p>I believe you are from England? And I think their commitment laws are similar to US's. You have to prove dangerousness. But I think the larger point is what Cordellia mentioned. This is terrible for your self-esteem & your own personal journey to be with someone who discounts you out of hand like that. You might try educating him by showing him some of the very professional work done. But it doesn't sound like you want to tell him this is about you - or that he would listen anyway. You sound bright, compassionate, interesting. Is he worth it?</p> Are you sure this is the kind…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-07-01:4661400:Comment:1460622013-07-01T00:00:16.739ZCordellia Amethyste Rosehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/CordelliaRose
<p>Are you sure this is the kind of person you want to be with? I wouldn't. I'm sure he can't have you committed just for daydreaming. Everyone daydreams. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A145900&xg_source=activity#4661400Comment145900"><div><p>Unfortunatly I don't think that that would make a differnce to him. he can be quite stuck in…</p>
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<p>Are you sure this is the kind of person you want to be with? I wouldn't. I'm sure he can't have you committed just for daydreaming. Everyone daydreams. <br/> <br/> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A145900&xg_source=activity#4661400Comment145900"><div><p>Unfortunatly I don't think that that would make a differnce to him. he can be quite stuck in his ways but it makes me worry that if I have a bad episode with him that he would have me commited.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?page=2&commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A146145&x=1#4661400Comment146145"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Perhaps you should mention that real doctors have studied it and believe in it, that respected publications have written about it, and that there are thousands of people talking about it online. <br/> <br/> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4661400%3ATopic%3A145745&page=2#4661400Comment145899"><div><p>Thank you for commenting. I hope that when more is learned about MD that people will be more understanding like some of the people you have met, the only person I have met like that is my brother. I did attempt to tell me partner about it by using a fictional person as an example and he basicly said that they should be commited. Since then apart from here and recenly my brother, I talk about it to nobody.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145830"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I see it as both a gift and a curse. It's neither good nor bad. When I agreed to be the "poster child" for this condition, I stopped hiding it from anyone. I'm not a very social person, so I don't know many people, but I told everyone I met, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. My docs were skeptical at best, but because I wasn't seeing them for that, I didn't care. People at school were amazed and could all relate. My professors thought many writers must have had it. I wouldn't be ashamed of it. </p>
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</blockquote> Unfortunatly I don't think th…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1459002013-06-30T22:28:38.750ZTinkerbellhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ShareenaClarke
<p>Unfortunatly I don't think that that would make a differnce to him. he can be quite stuck in his ways but it makes me worry that if I have a bad episode with him that he would have me commited.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?page=2&commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A146145&x=1#4661400Comment146145"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Perhaps you…</p>
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<p>Unfortunatly I don't think that that would make a differnce to him. he can be quite stuck in his ways but it makes me worry that if I have a bad episode with him that he would have me commited.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?page=2&commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A146145&x=1#4661400Comment146145"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Perhaps you should mention that real doctors have studied it and believe in it, that respected publications have written about it, and that there are thousands of people talking about it online. <br/> <br/> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4661400%3ATopic%3A145745&page=2#4661400Comment145899"><div><p>Thank you for commenting. I hope that when more is learned about MD that people will be more understanding like some of the people you have met, the only person I have met like that is my brother. I did attempt to tell me partner about it by using a fictional person as an example and he basicly said that they should be commited. Since then apart from here and recenly my brother, I talk about it to nobody.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145830"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I see it as both a gift and a curse. It's neither good nor bad. When I agreed to be the "poster child" for this condition, I stopped hiding it from anyone. I'm not a very social person, so I don't know many people, but I told everyone I met, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. My docs were skeptical at best, but because I wasn't seeing them for that, I didn't care. People at school were amazed and could all relate. My professors thought many writers must have had it. I wouldn't be ashamed of it. </p>
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</blockquote> Perhaps you should mention th…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1461452013-06-30T22:13:33.938ZCordellia Amethyste Rosehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/CordelliaRose
<p>Perhaps you should mention that real doctors have studied it and believe in it, that respected publications have written about it, and that there are thousands of people talking about it online. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4661400%3ATopic%3A145745&page=2#4661400Comment145899"><div><p>Thank you for commenting. I hope that when more…</p>
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<p>Perhaps you should mention that real doctors have studied it and believe in it, that respected publications have written about it, and that there are thousands of people talking about it online. <br/> <br/> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4661400%3ATopic%3A145745&page=2#4661400Comment145899"><div><p>Thank you for commenting. I hope that when more is learned about MD that people will be more understanding like some of the people you have met, the only person I have met like that is my brother. I did attempt to tell me partner about it by using a fictional person as an example and he basicly said that they should be commited. Since then apart from here and recenly my brother, I talk about it to nobody.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145830"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I see it as both a gift and a curse. It's neither good nor bad. When I agreed to be the "poster child" for this condition, I stopped hiding it from anyone. I'm not a very social person, so I don't know many people, but I told everyone I met, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. My docs were skeptical at best, but because I wasn't seeing them for that, I didn't care. People at school were amazed and could all relate. My professors thought many writers must have had it. I wouldn't be ashamed of it. </p>
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</blockquote> Thank you for commenting. I h…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1458992013-06-30T22:12:15.256ZTinkerbellhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ShareenaClarke
<p>Thank you for commenting. I hope that when more is learned about MD that people will be more understanding like some of the people you have met, the only person I have met like that is my brother. I did attempt to tell me partner about it by using a fictional person as an example and he basicly said that they should be commited. Since then apart from here and recenly my brother, I talk about it to nobody.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:…</cite></p>
<p>Thank you for commenting. I hope that when more is learned about MD that people will be more understanding like some of the people you have met, the only person I have met like that is my brother. I did attempt to tell me partner about it by using a fictional person as an example and he basicly said that they should be commited. Since then apart from here and recenly my brother, I talk about it to nobody.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cordellia Amethyste Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145830"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I see it as both a gift and a curse. It's neither good nor bad. When I agreed to be the "poster child" for this condition, I stopped hiding it from anyone. I'm not a very social person, so I don't know many people, but I told everyone I met, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. My docs were skeptical at best, but because I wasn't seeing them for that, I didn't care. People at school were amazed and could all relate. My professors thought many writers must have had it. I wouldn't be ashamed of it. </p>
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</blockquote> That's very nice that people…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1459762013-06-30T22:09:05.226ZTinkerbellhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ShareenaClarke
<p>That's very nice that people turn to you and openly admit that they too talk to themselves. I don't think I would have the guts to do that if I was caught. Thank you for commenting by the way.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Lisa p said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145752"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've been caught and I look at the people and joke...oops u caught me..yup I'm crazy haha.…</p>
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<p>That's very nice that people turn to you and openly admit that they too talk to themselves. I don't think I would have the guts to do that if I was caught. Thank you for commenting by the way.<br/> <br/> <cite>Lisa p said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145752"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've been caught and I look at the people and joke...oops u caught me..yup I'm crazy haha. Usually people say "I talk to myself as well" and smile. Sometimes the best offense is a good defense:-). I don't tell them about the MD but I try to lighten the situation a bit. Humor is my defense mechanism in life. I've been debating whether to tell a family member about the MD but I'm not sure yet....bravo to you...that's a big deal in my opinion. </p>
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</blockquote> Thank you for commenting. Th…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1459752013-06-30T22:07:33.653ZTinkerbellhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ShareenaClarke
<p>Thank you for commenting. The other day I was looking on Wikipedia and it has been posted on there and I know that a while ago it wasn't even meantioned, so i think that in time people will be talking about it and looking into how to treat it and such.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>roxanne said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145590"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>And yes, I would be proud of…</p>
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<p>Thank you for commenting. The other day I was looking on Wikipedia and it has been posted on there and I know that a while ago it wasn't even meantioned, so i think that in time people will be talking about it and looking into how to treat it and such.<br/> <br/> <cite>roxanne said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment145590"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>And yes, I would be proud of it. I find it very creative and interesting. Most people have quirks. I've yet to hear of any as interesting as ours. I'm surprised that everyone isn't studying us and wanting to learn more about it.</p>
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</blockquote> I think one can't begin to he…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1459742013-06-30T22:06:15.019ZCordellia Amethyste Rosehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/CordelliaRose
<p>I think one can't begin to heal from anything without first accepting oneself and stopping judging oneself. I'm nowhere near mentally healthy, but the instant I stopped judging myself and started accepting myself, a huge weight lifted. It's an important start. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tinkerbell said:…</cite></p>
<p>I think one can't begin to heal from anything without first accepting oneself and stopping judging oneself. I'm nowhere near mentally healthy, but the instant I stopped judging myself and started accepting myself, a huge weight lifted. It's an important start. <br/> <br/> <cite>Tinkerbell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A145971&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment145971"><div><p>Thank you for replying. I've always been ashamed of it because it makes me feel like I'm crazy but when my brother told me that he is proud of his MD and doesn't hide it, it made me look at things differently. Maybe if I just accepted it things would be easier for me.<br/> <br/> <cite>M Hunter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment146052"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've come to the point where I really don't care. As well as pulling facial expressions and talking to myself whilst daydreaming I also hear voices/ see things that aren't there and I've come to a point where I'm happy to just talk out loud to my voices when walking down the street or out and about. I sometimes hold my phone to my ear and pretend to be on the phone if it's crowded.<br/><br/>I don't really feel ashamed of any of my mental health difficulties. Sometimes I do if I'm feeling bad about myself in general but for the most part I just see it as a part of myself which, like many other parts of myself, can sometimes feel like a burden and other times feel like a gift. It is what it is. No matter what you've got whether its MD, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, DID, BPD, hearing voices (like myself) or any other "disorder" there's no reason to be ashamed of it.</p>
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</blockquote> Thank you for replying. It i…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1460572013-06-30T22:06:06.935ZTinkerbellhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ShareenaClarke
<p>Thank you for replying. It is true that both me and my brother are very empathic to the things others around us are going through. I just worry that one day it will just take over completly and I won't beable to go back. Which seems to be the stage it is heading now. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Melissa C. Water said:</cite></p>
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<p>Thank you for replying. It is true that both me and my brother are very empathic to the things others around us are going through. I just worry that one day it will just take over completly and I won't beable to go back. Which seems to be the stage it is heading now. <br/> <br/> <cite>Melissa C. Water said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment146111"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Its a wonderful distraction and it sort of morphs the mind. Fact is that it makes you more creative and empathetic. Someone with MDDing can imagine themselves in other peoples positions and better help them because in our minds its like we were there.</p>
<p>It makes us better writers and better people.</p>
<p>Sad thing is if it interferes with your life or takes it over.</p>
<p>Its a balance I guess</p>
<p>But its true that many things are a matter of perspective.</p>
<p>If it makes you happy...embrace the madness!</p>
<p>My username is very often Idranktheseawater. If you drink the sea water you can get paranoid and hallucinate. I dont do that, but the things I do or live made me feel crazy...or "mad" and I embraced that and felt it made me unique...and unique is a wonderful thing ;)</p>
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</blockquote> Thank you for replying. I've…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-06-30:4661400:Comment:1459712013-06-30T22:03:34.587ZTinkerbellhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ShareenaClarke
<p>Thank you for replying. I've always been ashamed of it because it makes me feel like I'm crazy but when my brother told me that he is proud of his MD and doesn't hide it, it made me look at things differently. Maybe if I just accepted it things would be easier for me.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>M Hunter said:</cite></p>
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<p>Thank you for replying. I've always been ashamed of it because it makes me feel like I'm crazy but when my brother told me that he is proud of his MD and doesn't hide it, it made me look at things differently. Maybe if I just accepted it things would be easier for me.<br/> <br/> <cite>M Hunter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-md-was-accepted-would-you-be-ashamed-proud-of-it#4661400Comment146052"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've come to the point where I really don't care. As well as pulling facial expressions and talking to myself whilst daydreaming I also hear voices/ see things that aren't there and I've come to a point where I'm happy to just talk out loud to my voices when walking down the street or out and about. I sometimes hold my phone to my ear and pretend to be on the phone if it's crowded.<br/><br/>I don't really feel ashamed of any of my mental health difficulties. Sometimes I do if I'm feeling bad about myself in general but for the most part I just see it as a part of myself which, like many other parts of myself, can sometimes feel like a burden and other times feel like a gift. It is what it is. No matter what you've got whether its MD, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, DID, BPD, hearing voices (like myself) or any other "disorder" there's no reason to be ashamed of it.</p>
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