Actually, I find Glen's response very upbeat and appropriate.I don't have a problem with a large organization like this being careful; the fact is many many people have had horrible experiences and NOT found any significant relief from various therapies. Many people over the years who DID recover then did the appropriate thing and went back into music. Those with public careers generally faced the pressure to not let anyone know they had a problem. So many important stories have gone unwritten.
I think it may help other people get their "case history" down if we can provide some kind of a framework. My first thought is that an unadulterated brain dump of whatever their thoughts and feelings happen to be would be critical--without trying to establish a language or vocabulary that would affect their perceptions. Then perhaps a second step of a series of questions (I shudder to use the word questionnaire) might help people get ideas written. It takes SO much time to try to get any of this described in print with any hope of communicatint the important essence.
There seem to be moments of unique self-observation that help people turn things around. Maybe if we can collect many of these in one place, common thread(s) will emerge.
I think that's why Pat never wrote a book on his experiences helping people. Every person was a unique experience of observance and analysis and trial-and-error. Different things helped different peoople--and who knows what percentage of them were FD versus other problems.
So, what do people think? Is dominique reading this?
What would help people take the time to document their recovery? Is there anything we can do to lay out a plan, or is it as simple as just asking "please tell us your story" ?
- Brian
