Comments on: Fake it ’till you believe it http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:21:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Will http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5072 Will Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:08:46 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm#comment-5072 Nope "Faking it till you believe it" is complete crap. It actually comes from a new wave of Christanity. But it's nothing to do with the Bible, infact the Bible makes it very clear that its very wrong to do this sort of stuff, its essentially living a lie, but you never hear the preachers mention this fact. (coz they're making too much money from the suckers who fall for it) Its basically a form of brain washing, so it does kinda work for those folk too stupid enough to not realise when they're being conned i.e about 95% of the congregation. Sean, i dont know who told you that despair and joy are closely related, but quite frankly they need their arse kicked for being such a pillock ! (was'nt me was it ?) Nope “Faking it till you believe it” is complete crap.

It actually comes from a new wave of Christanity. But it’s nothing to do with the Bible, infact the Bible makes it very clear that its very wrong to do this sort of stuff, its essentially living a lie, but you never hear the preachers mention this fact. (coz they’re making too much money from the suckers who fall for it)

Its basically a form of brain washing, so it does kinda work for those folk too stupid enough to not realise when they’re being conned i.e about 95% of the congregation.

Sean, i dont know who told you that despair and joy are closely related, but quite frankly they need their arse kicked for being such a pillock ! (was’nt me was it ?)

]]> By: Raven http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5068 Raven Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:48:23 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm#comment-5068 I think that the people that love you may have no idea what to do. We have to face the fact that either this is not a common condition or not commonly known, just as at one point we thought we were alone they may feel that they are the only person in the world who has a loved one with such "odd" feelings. I told my husband about my "self ditructive" feelings and he is still in the state of denial, because he doesn't know what else to do. I know with out a doubt that he loves me and that he is not being self centered. It has to be hard to see someone you love have to make one of the "three choices" you discuss in your other writing. I think that they also have difficult choices to make and ignoring it at first seems like the best opption to them. I hope that at some point all of us can find our joy in life long enough to help relieve the pain. I think that the people that love you may have no idea what to do. We have to face the fact that either this is not a common condition or not commonly known, just as at one point we thought we were alone they may feel that they are the only person in the world who has a loved one with such “odd” feelings. I told my husband about my “self ditructive” feelings and he is still in the state of denial, because he doesn’t know what else to do. I know with out a doubt that he loves me and that he is not being self centered. It has to be hard to see someone you love have to make one of the “three choices” you discuss in your other writing. I think that they also have difficult choices to make and ignoring it at first seems like the best opption to them. I hope that at some point all of us can find our joy in life long enough to help relieve the pain.

]]> By: Claire http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5058 Claire Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:16:58 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm#comment-5058 I know, I know. Except, luckily, I haven't been doing it for decades. For me, it comes and goes, I have ups and downs. No, faking it won't make you believe it. You can stop faking, and allow the people around you to see how bad things are. I did that once and actually, things turned out for the better. Actually, I was forced into it. A good friend of mine sent an email to a family member about just how depressed I was. I was a bit angry at first, but in the end, that person did the right thing, because I got the help and support I needed at a time when I was unable to ask for that support myself. Things were better for quite a while, after that. I know, I know. Except, luckily, I haven’t been doing it for decades. For me, it comes and goes, I have ups and downs.

No, faking it won’t make you believe it. You can stop faking, and allow the people around you to see how bad things are. I did that once and actually, things turned out for the better. Actually, I was forced into it. A good friend of mine sent an email to a family member about just how depressed I was. I was a bit angry at first, but in the end, that person did the right thing, because I got the help and support I needed at a time when I was unable to ask for that support myself. Things were better for quite a while, after that.

]]> By: Sophie http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5040 Sophie Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:44:44 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm#comment-5040 My parents are a sure fire example of close people who can be fooled. They want so badly for me to be normal that they're willing to believe me when I put on my normal face. My parents are a sure fire example of close people who can be fooled. They want so badly for me to be normal that they’re willing to believe me when I put on my normal face.

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