Oh, some do indeed have narrow invocations. But the illness is pervasive. Some words and environments are more triggering than others. There are certain behaviors that lead an observer to say, "You're a looney!" (if that observer were, say, John Cleese or Graham Chapman) but the illness is always there whether one provides the triggering…
Oh, some do indeed have narrow invocations. But the illness is pervasive. Some words and environments are more triggering than others. There are certain behaviors that lead an observer to say, "You're a looney!" (if that observer were, say, John Cleese or Graham Chapman) but the illness is always there whether one provides the triggering stimulus or not. It's like an alcoholic... One is always in recovery even if one does not take another drink for fifty years. Because the illness is always present... The best one can hope for is to manage an illness, not fix it.
Oh, some do indeed have narrow invocations. But the illness is pervasive. Some words and environments are more triggering than others. There are certain behaviors that lead an observer to say, "You're a looney!" (if that observer were, say, John Cleese or Graham Chapman) but the illness is always there whether one provides the triggering stimulus or not. It's like an alcoholic... One is always in recovery even if one does not take another drink for fifty years. Because the illness is always present... The best one can hope for is to manage an illness, not fix it.