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Originally posted by ZuluChaka
reply to post by Droogie
Good question. My quess, and that is all it is, is that people who suffer from bipolar disorder have been bipolar for most of their lives before begining treatment. So of course it is going to feel different. Its that and just like alcholism and drug addiction your brain sometimes tries to convince you to drink or take drugs, a bipolar brain will convince the person they dont need their meds.
I believe that if you addressed being bipolar or homosexual in the womb that the person would never have a sense that something is missing or odd. Hope that makes sense and of course it is just a semi educated guess.
[edit on 14-7-2010 by ZuluChaka]
Originally posted by crazydaisy
I lost my son at the age of 12 due to Cystic Fibrosis. I would love to have him back -homosexual, abnormal, whatever - I loved him and would continue to love him anyway that he might be. We are such a non accepting society we want to take supplements and drugs to change what we do not like or want to accept in other people - before they are even born!! Very disturbing to me to know some think this way.
Originally posted by Pinke
Are we going to give out medication for everyone who has personality variations we don't like caused by hormonal mixes? Perhaps we should divert doctors to normalizing skin pigments which are slightly off? Maybe assist people in assuming more correct gender roles?
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[edit on 14-7-2010 by Pinke]
Originally posted by Pinke
Think I've been mostly misunderstood here.
I like the differences. Differences make some good things happen.
As a species if we can't handle difference, then we can't handle the rest of the universe.
Originally posted by nobodysavedme
We should all strive to be Uniform towards a Standard Ideal.
Originally posted by Pinke
My partner is a different skin colour to me, and I don't think anyone cares that much and the people that do can go jump I guess.
Medicating different will just cause more problems ... albeit if it's very safe and possibly life saving/heavily life altering I don't mind. I just don't think skin colour and sexuality should be the top of our list of things to 'fix'.