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>From: melissa palmer <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Enthusiastic woman at petco
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>Not a flame...What does bipolar have to do with anything?? My son has
>bipolar and I am confused about what it has to do with someone excited
>about pets. I have major depression/anxiety disorder/post tramatic
>stress. I don't just run out and adopt a bunch of animals.....Mental
>illness doesn't always something crazy behind every action in life.
My daughter is also bipolar and I have noticed that when the *manic* kicks
in she is less likely to consider the long-term effects of her decisions.
She becomes very enthusiastic, her enthusiasm leading to diminished
judgement and decisions that she would never make had her mood-swing not
been peaking. Most of the time, when the meds are working, my daughter
who is very intelligent makes the sensible decisions dictated by
reasonable self-interest. It was the enthusiasm, accompanied by the
desire to adopt a bunch of animals that made me question the behavior of
the woman at Petco. Experience makes me wary of exaggerated enthusiasm,
combined with intemperate behavior--as you pointed out, "(you) don't just
run out and adopt a bunch of animals."
Thanks for not flaming,
Carol
[Posted in FML issue 3725]
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