tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post8052563503910323251..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Mumbling strangers in our midstcarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-52438722596381673662011-02-13T16:56:29.181-05:002011-02-13T16:56:29.181-05:00uncomfortable....is an OK emotion to live inuncomfortable....is an OK emotion to live inSomewhere round abouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391426009807498307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-87758502509693155162011-02-12T13:40:24.983-05:002011-02-12T13:40:24.983-05:00well at the very least you noticed him, what more ...well at the very least you noticed him, what more could you actually do ...dennisthemennis.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243442624422858178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-90941371641018725262011-02-12T09:07:08.638-05:002011-02-12T09:07:08.638-05:00Avoidance is due to fear, maybe some ignorance mix...Avoidance is due to fear, maybe some ignorance mixed in? Fear meaning that the person may act out physically? or may break down crying... or worse, beg ... I know that would run thru my head...No apology Carmi, its human nature reaction...can't fault that..Kalei's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331539743751163269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-69756516597006074792011-02-12T08:13:32.988-05:002011-02-12T08:13:32.988-05:00I was anticipating a photo on the 'Strangers&#...I was anticipating a photo on the 'Strangers' theme when I first saw this.<br />Unfortunately these days we tend to pass on the other side and not get involved.<br />There are people like this in the UK too.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-32251571858388389622011-02-11T23:24:11.831-05:002011-02-11T23:24:11.831-05:00It's not always a treatable mental ILLNESS tha...It's not always a treatable mental ILLNESS that manifests itself in such a way; sometimes it's an incurable condition. I'm no expert, of course, but we have a self-contained special ed class at our school. The kids in that class will never "get better" or "get over" their mental conditions that make them seem a bit unapproachable. Of course, the rest of us at the school are used to these kids, who sometimes dance about and/or shout or mumble to themselves in the hallways during break times or before school. They don't seem "scary" because we know them, and we know they may very well be expressing joy and not sorrow.<br />However, if I saw someone else behaving that same way on the street, I might avoid that person as "scary."<br />Again, there's woman who lives in my neighborhood who has obvious mental disabilities. There must be someone who keeps an eye on her, but she's able to go out alone sometimes, walking to the store and such. At first she was a bit "scary," but then I got more used to her and realized she was harmless.<br />I think that's the thing, really: when you KNOW the mentally different person, they may not be as high on the "avoid list" when we can predict their behavior a little more.<br />That's not much of an answer, but it's the best I have at the moment.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-84293154692189855352011-02-11T23:16:30.471-05:002011-02-11T23:16:30.471-05:00Oh my heart is in this exact same predicament. I&#...Oh my heart is in this exact same predicament. I'm not sure how one "fixes" it.<br />I know I am blessed incredibly...but why? And how does it go around...if it can at all?<br />Why me and not him?.......Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-47010436284760333112011-02-11T21:47:05.773-05:002011-02-11T21:47:05.773-05:00Ahhh ... is it truley mental illness ... or could ...Ahhh ... is it truley mental illness ... or could it possibly be, that for so long some have had so little contact with others that the sound of their own voice is the only thing that keeps them going ...Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242846706090795507noreply@blogger.com