tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009860819941699236.post3573133988225444976..comments2014-08-02T10:40:10.306-07:00Comments on crazy is my super power: Bring Change 2 MindJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789571002418431108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009860819941699236.post-89658162504804084322010-06-05T23:35:23.376-07:002010-06-05T23:35:23.376-07:00When we found D's birth family 5 years ago, we...When we found D's birth family 5 years ago, we learend that his father is paraniod schizophrenic.<br /><br />Of course, this sent me to the library to read every book I could get my hands on.<br /><br />There are so many fascinating things about the brain - positively - and so many that will never be answered.<br /><br />Mentall illness does affect the daily lives of average people ... and they have to deal with the comments, the looks, the fear. Jack has lived at home for 58 years and he will never be able to live alone. He is functioning, can drive etc but has never been married, has no other children than D and we never really know what gets in there when we see him and talk to him. it is hard sometimes but we know he is real, he is a human and he deserves respect and dignity like every other person walking the earth.<br /><br />I am glad people are speaking out - making it seem not so frightening. What a blessing for their families!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013169612457525434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009860819941699236.post-60033411955116243082010-06-04T15:33:09.497-07:002010-06-04T15:33:09.497-07:00Oh I cried. I just cried at my desk. Lord, I am a ...Oh I cried. I just cried at my desk. Lord, I am a girl crying at her desk at at GLENN CLOSE mini video???? This is what you have wrought, Ms. Lafferty. THIS.Megan Finnertyhttp://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/MeganFinnertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009860819941699236.post-7969973106417804812010-06-03T15:02:03.127-07:002010-06-03T15:02:03.127-07:00well, aside from your uncanny ability to accessori...well, aside from your uncanny ability to accessorize and a severly unhealthy affection for designer shoes, I can't see anything but normal.<br /><br />i am proud to call you my friend and i think you are, and always have been, very brave (roast anyone?).<br /><br />the first thing you ever told me (well, maybe not the exact first- you did introduce yourself) was that you were "crazy on paper". i thought this was the most vulnerable and brave thing a person could do and am so happy that you decided to become my friend..... keep on keepin' on.<br /><br />ps. what if the rest of us are crazy and your the only sane one??? food for thought.....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239010134282125971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009860819941699236.post-73104710820615319952010-06-03T14:56:37.429-07:002010-06-03T14:56:37.429-07:00That made me cry, with 2 uncles with schizophrenia...That made me cry, with 2 uncles with schizophrenia (sp?), it makes me sad when people make rude remarks about people with mental illness. I want to say, "If you only knew my uncles..." and the pain THEY go through because of thier illness. We don't make fun of cancer patients, or diabetics, why people with mental illness? It's just sad.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340244498278563287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009860819941699236.post-63924232965315537432010-06-03T14:39:06.763-07:002010-06-03T14:39:06.763-07:00i feel like the obsessed commenter over here - ok ...i feel like the obsessed commenter over here - ok so i saw the extended commercial and have seen a couple other versions ( I watched her & her sis on the View; it was great) and I am so glad they did this.<br />I have a good friend who is bipolar as well and it's amazing the types of reactions she gets when people find out; even from folks who've known her for years. I love that they are making it 'normal' and showing that real people do struggle with these issues, not just the homeless, and homicidal.<br />good post!<br />keep em coming!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303620966975288844noreply@blogger.com