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Bravo Hans! Extraordinarily well said! Peace Pat Hans van der Genugten wrote: > ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- > Van: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> > Aan: <[log in to unmask]> > Verzonden: maandag 14 augustus 2000 2:51 > Onderwerp: divided we fall > > Hi Janet and all, > > >> i am having trouble understanding the logic > behind the idea that some think that clinical depression > might be more suited to a list separate from this one << > > A separate CD-list might be useful for PWP that would like to discuss CD > more than the average PWP with or without CD. As partners can discuss > partner problems on PIEN, still some need a separate list: CARE as a > complementory extra to the main PIEN list. Same with NONPD messages: > although they are possible on PIEN, still some PWP need the extras of a > separate list: SPARKLE. In both cases there is no case of DIVISION, because > they also keep participating in PIEN on the other subjects. > > Now to the question why a listmember should have to limit the number of > postings about CD, while other members do NOT have to limit postings about > tremor, rigidity, constipation, etc. > > There is a BIG difference between CD and the other symptoms: you can't get > (more) constipated from reading about it, you tremor doesn't get worse by > reading about it, etc. But CD can be influenced (negative as well as > positive) by reading (too) much about it. > > For the positive influenced PWP there can't be enough postings about CD and > of course those postings are very helpful to THEM. But the opposite > (negative) influence on the other group of PWP with CD needs our attention > most, because then overload of CD-info can cause the OPPOSITE of what the > presumed intention is of the CD-postings: instead of helping them with the > problem of CD, they become (more and) more depressed. So IMO in the case of > CD-postings MORE is not automatically BETTER. > > Hans.