I think its kind of stupid that even after you said that it was just your opinion, people still wanted to bitch about it.

Well, admiting you've done something wrong in public demands a strong character.

And, lol, culdn't post in the other journal for I was not at home, and better, for I could have replied in anguer XDDD

I have depressions, and even tried to kill myself in the past 9_9 started used medication but I don't liked them, they made me dull. Been 5 years with no medications, I feel depressed several times but I just deal with it the best I can concentrating in the army and in my studies ^^

Im not sure this is something where you can be right or wrong. You just have an opinion about it that's different from most other people. Why should you have to change?

Exactly.
I'm wondering the same thing myself...

Criticisms aside, your main point that to many people, claiming one has some psychological disorder in order to abdicate one's self from responsibility, holds true in my opinion quite well. For years I had depression issues and never once went to a shrink about it because I didn't even think that was something people really needed to do unless they were nuts. I eventually got over the depression (though it took years), but I think to myself how dangerous a situation I could have put myself in by creating a security bubble with the whole "it's okay because I can't help it, I have a mental disorder" or something like that.

The people who truly need help (and I won't say whether or not I think your mother's one of them cause I don't know her) should be the ones getting it, and everyone trying to look for an easy out, ESPECIALLY oversensitive whiners, need to get over it. You learned something from some people, and I hope some people learned something from part of what you said as well. Some of blindly judgmental people haven't even really truly tried to fix their issues, they're just scared you're gonna pop their security bubble :T

To anyone who just read this who isn't the OP and was just offended: I don't expect a lecture, I think I'm pretty informed on the issue and satisfactorily sensitive to people who really do need help and people who need a swift kick in the ass alike.

HALLELUJAH!!! *hugs you exuberantly*

Do you have any idea how RARE it is these days for anyone, not just people on the internet, ANYONE, to come out and admit they're wrong about something and apologize!?

That takes guts. I commend you for doing the right thing, instead of digging in, getting angrier and clinging to your beliefs like a dog holding a dead rat in his teeth, rather than ever admitting any fault. That unfortunately seems to be the default behavior for anyone who's proven wrong in this society anymore.

Penn & Teller wrote something in one of their books that was kind of a throwaway line, but it really stuck with me nonetheless. They said that when any of us is proved wrong, that we should give up our old, outdated beliefs immediately and be *happy* about it. Happy to have learned and happy to no longer be believing in something untrue. Ever since reading that, I've tried hard to live my life like that. I wish more people would too. It feels surprisingly good. ^__^


(P.S. I know I came down hard on you in my comments on the other jornal. I did so because what you wrote truly hurt me. The reason I'm not still ragging on you now is that I would much, much, MUCH have someone learn from their mistakes and grow as a person, rather than just being enemies with them forever. Grudges are for people who enjoy pointless stress. That's another thing it feels good to get away from.)

YOU WIN for quoting P&T. <3

Holistic Homeopathic Healing Powder, baby.

What can I say? Reading that gave me an honest-to-gosh epiphany!

I owe you an apology for stirring up so much drama in your journal entry...XD

Wow, I just skimmed the other post and... WOW. I'm going to avoid commenting further.

On a mostly unrelated note: Why do so many people assume you're a boy?