I don’t mean the Wilmslow kind which is easily avoided by not buying a Ford Focus. I mean the personal kind. I’ve had one and I am not ashamed to say it, although I won’t go into detail as someone might recognize my story. Someone else on the forum has had one too, and someone else’s husband has too. It happens to lots of people. Trouble is there’s such a taboo about this; employers, and worse still, insurers, steer well clear of anyone who’s had a breakdown, and yet it seems to be something quite normal that happens to lots of people, like a severe bout of flu or some other disease that knocks you flat but then you recover.
Personally I think that recovering from my breakdown made me a stronger and more stable person, better in touch with what I want out of life, and better able to help others achieve what they want. In that sense, a breakdown might actually afford some kind of immunity to mental or psychological illness just as childhood measles gives you immunity. Perhaps I sometimes appear harsh and unsympathetic, but actually it’s just hard experience.
Anyone recognize this?
Personally I think that recovering from my breakdown made me a stronger and more stable person, better in touch with what I want out of life, and better able to help others achieve what they want. In that sense, a breakdown might actually afford some kind of immunity to mental or psychological illness just as childhood measles gives you immunity. Perhaps I sometimes appear harsh and unsympathetic, but actually it’s just hard experience.
Anyone recognize this?
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