Somewhere in a cave 10,000 years ago a person who "couldn't shut it off," had no spouse or friends. But he or she was fed, respected, and consulted upon every season, war, marriage and treaty. Perhaps they consulted gods and ghosts, consumed odd concoctions reserved only for them and demanded sacrifices to ensure fealty. Sometimes things got out of hand. Most of the time things didn't. Is there are place for that person now other than in line for medication?
I appreciate your ability to put deep thoughts into words. Dr. Kik (psychiatrist) in The Snake Pit (1948) demonstrated the value of love, trust, and kindness needed for human connection, something we could use more of today. Of-course those old asylums left much to be desired as well. Didn't mean to ramble, just some thoughts on a great topic and post. (for some reason my post 'doubled posted', hopefully will fix itself).
Somewhere in a cave 10,000 years ago a person who "couldn't shut it off," had no spouse or friends. But he or she was fed, respected, and consulted upon every season, war, marriage and treaty. Perhaps they consulted gods and ghosts, consumed odd concoctions reserved only for them and demanded sacrifices to ensure fealty. Sometimes things got out of hand. Most of the time things didn't. Is there are place for that person now other than in line for medication?
I appreciate your ability to put deep thoughts into words. Dr. Kik (psychiatrist) in The Snake Pit (1948) demonstrated the value of love, trust, and kindness needed for human connection, something we could use more of today. Of-course those old asylums left much to be desired as well. Didn't mean to ramble, just some thoughts on a great topic and post. (for some reason my post 'doubled posted', hopefully will fix itself).