bj,

here i go with my my wacky way of thinking. so bear (bare?) with me ok? what i say is totally out of love.

when people are around something they don't know about, they act strange and typically very rude. like staring a person who was born with a deformity. they are curious, but too afraid to ask.

not like little kids. they will walk right up and ask. puts the person as ease.

mental illness has been such a taboo subject. family members were put away in awful places and never talked about again. my own grandmother after having ect's. shunned. children told she had died.

well, its not the dark ages. ignorance is not bliss.

so what about educating them? print off information. explain to them the side effects you are having. imo they probably don't know what the heck ect really is. the first thing people think of is those awful horror movies and people hooked up and their brains fried.

education is power. you have that power to help them understand. you don't owe them anything bj. they are being jerks. uncalled for. could be their parents never taught them any better.

you know me...i am curious and i'll ask. not just on the forum, but in person. my daughter had a horrible disfiguring birthmark. adults were horrible to her. wouldn't let kids play with her. the kids...just asked and that was the end of it.

we love you bj. i'm just offering my wacky insight and advice. never ever am i offened if you don't take it. i have been known to be wrong. but don't tell my husband.

ect is an extreme treatment. it does have side effects. it saved your life. which all of us here are thankful for.

i just scrolled down and read alffe's post. dang...i typed so much to say what she said. LOL. oh well. i'm not going to delete it. maybe we are right.