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Is saying it's sad and suicide is horrid a stigma? Apologies. As somebody with mental health issues himself, I was not aware of other people's sensitivities on

Is saying it's sad and suicide is horrid a stigma? Apologies. As somebody with mental health issues himself, I was not aware of other people's sensitivities on this, only my own.

sillywabbit 1mo ago
I misjudged the tone of your comment at the time I wrote that. My bad. Personally, I'm still dealing with fallout from temporary cannabis-induced psychosis. Keep the downvotes coming. Points matter.
- PaulRobinson 1mo ago
  I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad that you've prefaced it with "temporary" - it suggests perhaps that the effects are known not to be permanent for you and that you are on the mend, which is marvellous. Godspeed. To be clear, the people I encountered who had these interactions with me were very ill over a long period of time. At least one of them was sectioned after a failed suicide attempt (that involved trying to roll his car down the motorway and jumping off a bridge - thankfully nobody was hurt and he came away with just a few bruises). I was asked to go to the secure unit he was sent to, to convince him I was not controlling his brain, by his wife, who was acting on his request. Another refused to get help after I urged him to talk to his doctor and became threatening enough I had to start forwarding emails and texts he was sending me to others as "witnesses" in case anything happened to me. I am not the hero of these stories. I'm just part of them. When people you know behave like this towards you, it is deeply unsettling. Almost all cognitive changes in people you know can be disturbing. Talking about that is not me making myself the victim: it's saying how it affects me. If I'd known PKD while all this was going on, and was aware of it, I think I'd be both saddened and terrified. That was my point. Good luck with dealing with your own recovery, and I hope you're well soon.

Is saying it's sad and suicide is horrid a stigma? Apologies. As somebody with mental health issues himself, I was not aware of other people's sensitivities on this, only my own.

sillywabbit 1mo ago

I misjudged the tone of your comment at the time I wrote that. My bad. Personally, I'm still dealing with fallout from temporary cannabis-induced psychosis. Keep the downvotes coming. Points matter.

PaulRobinson 1mo ago
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad that you've prefaced it with "temporary" - it suggests perhaps that the effects are known not to be permanent for you and that you are on the mend, which is marvellous. Godspeed. To be clear, the people I encountered who had these interactions with me were very ill over a long period of time. At least one of them was sectioned after a failed suicide attempt (that involved trying to roll his car down the motorway and jumping off a bridge - thankfully nobody was hurt and he came away with just a few bruises). I was asked to go to the secure unit he was sent to, to convince him I was not controlling his brain, by his wife, who was acting on his request. Another refused to get help after I urged him to talk to his doctor and became threatening enough I had to start forwarding emails and texts he was sending me to others as "witnesses" in case anything happened to me. I am not the hero of these stories. I'm just part of them. When people you know behave like this towards you, it is deeply unsettling. Almost all cognitive changes in people you know can be disturbing. Talking about that is not me making myself the victim: it's saying how it affects me. If I'd known PKD while all this was going on, and was aware of it, I think I'd be both saddened and terrified. That was my point. Good luck with dealing with your own recovery, and I hope you're well soon.