Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax’s Mad Confessions | Channel 4 goes mad | Documentary | Blog | Time To Change.
Reading the summary and readers’ comments on this British TV program from their Channel 4 made me think about how I am coping right now with my own head.
Crepe myrtle from L Street
In the midst of a few physical health issues I’m not doing too badly. As the people in the above program and the commenters pointed out, I could do with some company and a bit of real-life support. I feel a bit stigmatised as people don’t invite me to stuff. Now maybe they’ve just forgotten about me because I’m not around much or maybe I DO make them feel uncomfortable. That must be the difficulty about having a mental illness that doesn’t make you think or behave in unexpected ways – you can never quite tell if a drop off in friends is just chance or if they’re deliberately avoiding you.
As I’ve said before, I never really feel lonely and I AM alone during working hours; I just feel the need for different environments and social input from different human beings. Now I can’t drive or walk to the bus stop, my lack of regular company apart from Spotrick and the cats has become more salient. What strategies could I use, apart from spending even more time on the Interwebs?!
