May Madness
Well, it's been quite a week in this young psychiatric patient's life. Lots of personal relationship stuff. The journey back into �community� life is fraught with all sorts of snares and pitfalls. One of the most obvious is in how I get on with people in a friendly, personal way. That includes everybody: family, off-duty staff, old pals, the girl in the supermarket.... Some would say that I'm a bit sex mad. I certainly have travelled an immense distance in my understanding of myself in relation to others on that score. I used to be very hung up. But really, interpersonal relationships are so key to the whole recovery process that I have to make at least a passing mention.
OK, I'll shut up about that. How's things with you. Has spring finally sprung in your life? It's so important to learn to ride these waves that come past: to surf the moment. It takes patience and practice to get it right; but it's worthwhile when it happens. And, it's good therapy � lose some of that psychological flabbiness that builds up being out of the mainstream of society. I ain't the Arnie Schwarzeneger of North East Fife Association for Mental Health, but I'm getting better as I gradually mix in with folk and rub shoulders with the �normal� world. That sounds terrible. All I mean is that it's nice to be getting on with things.
See you next time. Alan.
Posted by alan at May 21, 2004 10:57 AM
