I agree with Dennis Greene,but with a twist. Looking at it from the other
side;
most people are concerned, some just curious, and a few just can not
handle anyone
in mental or physical discomfort. In almost all cases I find it breaks
the tension
to be up front and say " I've got PD,this is why......I'm OK....sometimes
you may
see other symptoms ...etc." After that they will approach more normally
even if I'm
off. With people I'm around regularly I sometimes will make little
jokes("you hold
the part I'll do the shaking" or some such); when they occasionally do
the same
I know they have become "comfortable" in their work with me (51 had PD 13
yrs still able to work)
This works best for me. As and if the PD progresses things may change.
Maintaining a positive attitude is one the most important things we can
do. I say
this knowing that many of you are in greater distress than I am and it
a not easy.
Dwayne Ramsey [log in to unmask]
On Sun, 27 Apr 1997 10:26:05 -0400 Dennis Greene <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Billy and others,
>
>As has been said already there are as many answers
>to the question 'who do you tell' as there are PWP. We
>each have our own agenda and as long as our symptoms
>are minor have only a decision in principle to make.
>
>However, as our symptoms become more obvious the
>decision about 'who to tell' becomes academic because
>everyone knows we have 'something'. Now the question
>would be better phrased 'whose (usually) unasked question
>should I answer?'. Once more the answer varies from
>individual to indvidual. My answer is that I tell:
>
> Anyone who I am likely to have an ongoing
> relationship with.
>
> Anyone who is likely to be distacted from the
> purpose of our meeting by wondering why I am
> behaving the way I am.
>
> Anyone with enough interest (and courage) to
> actually ask what is wrong with me.
>
>I arrived a this list by asking myself why I would want to
>keep the matter private. Apart from my employer (a long
>dead issue in my case, my current employer is me), I could
>only think that the best reasons for not talking about my PD
>were that many people would be bored witless by the subject
>and that I have better things to do then raise the issue with
>everyone I met.
>
>It is not easy to come out of hiding but finding hiding places
>consumes a great deal of energy which I would rather employ
>fighting PD. It has been my experience that 'opening up' has
>given me an informal community based 'support group' of people
>who are part of the positive forces in my life.
>
>Dennis.
>
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>Dennis Greene 47/10
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