Comments on: Maybe it was the ’00’s. http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/26/maybe-it-was-the-00s/ "being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things." - christina, grey's anatomy Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/26/maybe-it-was-the-00s/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Sarah Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:35:26 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=537#comment-1099 I loved that movie too. And actually, I watched it after my first IP admission as a teen as well. I'd read the book first, though. Both are outstanding. I can watch it even now and laugh at how Right they actually got inpatient wards. One of the nuances I got that I don't think many do anymore, was that Janet wasn't allowed clothes until she ate. Heh. I lived in gowns for 4 months once, on an inpatient psych unit (that unfortunately really didn't know how to treat EDs) because they didn't 'trust me' in clothes. Thought I would hide food in them, or something to self injure. Or my private theory: they just wanted to punish me for not eating what they told me to and being too sarcastic and smart-ass. :-P Funny post! I loved that movie too. And actually, I watched it after my first IP admission as a teen as well. I’d read the book first, though. Both are outstanding. I can watch it even now and laugh at how Right they actually got inpatient wards.

One of the nuances I got that I don’t think many do anymore, was that Janet wasn’t allowed clothes until she ate. Heh. I lived in gowns for 4 months once, on an inpatient psych unit (that unfortunately really didn’t know how to treat EDs) because they didn’t ‘trust me’ in clothes. Thought I would hide food in them, or something to self injure. Or my private theory: they just wanted to punish me for not eating what they told me to and being too sarcastic and smart-ass. :-P

Funny post!

]]> By: geekdivaherself http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/26/maybe-it-was-the-00s/comment-page-1/#comment-962 geekdivaherself Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:23:19 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=537#comment-962 Hi from geekdivaherself from Twitter! I tried to reply to yr message there, but since you weren't following me, even though I was replying to a message you sent, Twitter wouldn't let me! What's up with that? I found your Twitter account on some list, probably a health list. I checked out briefly this site from the link on your profile, and I thought it was for a cool-looking non-profit or some such organization with really interesting takes on dealing with difficult problems! Really! You did an excellent job on the site in many ways: great first impression, appealing visuals, good information organization and writing style. I was in technical communication for Adobe & Intel before I became too sick to work 10 years ago, so I'm not speaking as a layman. Laywoman. Laydiva. :) I only mention my career so you know this is not an off-hand analysis. Anyway, after your message, I read your site a little and it turns out this was started as a personal blog. Is that still true, or do you have other contributors? Either way, I am impressed. I can't always read or respond the way or as often as I'd like to due to the pain, exhaustion, nausea, migraines, syncope, etc. So I don't know if I'll communicate with you soon, esp. with urgent paperwork and organizing tasks using up my energy IRL right now, but I'll absolutely keep your site in mind when I need inspiration. Our difficulties are different, but hard-won wisdom and humor are universal, and from what little I've seen, you've let the rocky rapids you've had to navigate polish your heart and mind while refusing to let them break you. I admire that immensely. Wow, did I ever get wordy! :) Take care, Cheryl/geekdiva/geekdivaherself Hi from geekdivaherself from Twitter! I tried to reply to yr message there, but since you weren’t following me, even though I was replying to a message you sent, Twitter wouldn’t let me! What’s up with that?

I found your Twitter account on some list, probably a health list. I checked out briefly this site from the link on your profile, and I thought it was for a cool-looking non-profit or some such organization with really interesting takes on dealing with difficult problems! Really!

You did an excellent job on the site in many ways: great first impression, appealing visuals, good information organization and writing style. I was in technical communication for Adobe & Intel before I became too sick to work 10 years ago, so I’m not speaking as a layman. Laywoman. Laydiva. :) I only mention my career so you know this is not an off-hand analysis.

Anyway, after your message, I read your site a little and it turns out this was started as a personal blog. Is that still true, or do you have other contributors? Either way, I am impressed.

I can’t always read or respond the way or as often as I’d like to due to the pain, exhaustion, nausea, migraines, syncope, etc. So I don’t know if I’ll communicate with you soon, esp. with urgent paperwork and organizing tasks using up my energy IRL right now, but I’ll absolutely keep your site in mind when I need inspiration.

Our difficulties are different, but hard-won wisdom and humor are universal, and from what little I’ve seen, you’ve let the rocky rapids you’ve had to navigate polish your heart and mind while refusing to let them break you. I admire that immensely.

Wow, did I ever get wordy! :)

Take care,
Cheryl/geekdiva/geekdivaherself

]]> By: Ingrid http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/26/maybe-it-was-the-00s/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Ingrid Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:05:30 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=537#comment-705 Hello...Grey Thinking, Though I'm sure you have a real name. I'm currently writing a book about a number of things you write about (quite eloquently, may I say) on your site, most notably eating disorders and competition. I would love to ask you a few questions if you could shoot me an email? I don't know if pressing "Submit Comment" here will post my email address for all to see, which would be sort of unnerving, but I think you'll at least be able to see it...I'm sort of a technophobe! Oh, and by way of credentials, I went to Columbia, have an agent, yadda yadda. We can talk more about my dazzling repertoire (sarcasm) if you want to email me. If you don't, just ignore, and don't fret! Hello…Grey Thinking,

Though I’m sure you have a real name.

I’m currently writing a book about a number of things you write about (quite eloquently, may I say) on your site, most notably eating disorders and competition. I would love to ask you a few questions if you could shoot me an email? I don’t know if pressing “Submit Comment” here will post my email address for all to see, which would be sort of unnerving, but I think you’ll at least be able to see it…I’m sort of a technophobe!

Oh, and by way of credentials, I went to Columbia, have an agent, yadda yadda. We can talk more about my dazzling repertoire (sarcasm) if you want to email me. If you don’t, just ignore, and don’t fret!

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