This is something I struggle with on a number of levels to, and I really feel where you're coming from. For a number of reasons, I'm pretty much still at the starting gate irt this type of conversation.
The possibility of disability is very new to me, but very immediate (and honestly something that needs to be explored more for my safety and the safety of others), and I am still caught in the sensation of becoming Unpeople, as you put it. Partly because I would have to rely on people so much.
On the other hand, I have had at least two friendships with people who have mental illnesses that I've had to break off for my own well-being. I feel awful for not being able to meet their needs and for losing their company, and I feel like that attitude is also probably a problem.
Overall I feel like the whole conversation could be better, yeah. :/
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regna
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Date: 2014-03-10 01:40 am (UTC)The possibility of disability is very new to me, but very immediate (and honestly something that needs to be explored more for my safety and the safety of others), and I am still caught in the sensation of becoming Unpeople, as you put it. Partly because I would have to rely on people so much.
On the other hand, I have had at least two friendships with people who have mental illnesses that I've had to break off for my own well-being. I feel awful for not being able to meet their needs and for losing their company, and I feel like that attitude is also probably a problem.
Overall I feel like the whole conversation could be better, yeah. :/