tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794977412337437953.post9189833676843591536..comments2023-10-30T06:26:33.216-07:00Comments on Advancements in Meta Psychology: Poetry, film give voice for OCD sufferersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794977412337437953.post-85163447301722280892011-05-31T16:46:20.791-07:002011-05-31T16:46:20.791-07:00However sympathetic I am to those with ailments, (...However sympathetic I am to those with ailments, (as I, myself, am a victim of countless mental disorders and processes) I can not condone the diminishing of light on a subject well-illuminated. "... Boyd and others with OCD have found a safe space to express a part of themselves previously shrouded in silence."<br />When and where has this disease been "silenced"? Strictly from my elementary cultivation of culture I can beckon the memory or Monk- the USA series that highlights and endears the obsessive compulsives- not to mention a beautifully contrived series on A&E on the subject and its victims. <br />To put it simply, this step and "Machine Man"'s goal, is noble, as all preceding attempts at understanding, empathizing, and petting OCD and the like have been. To diminish that is sinfully selfish.<br />Keep trekking, and remember to thank those who've paved our roads before us, as it grows easier in time, and the rewards shall disappear when credit is scraped from the rebels' clinging fists.Lily Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690991860322673370noreply@blogger.com