Apology
Published Thursday, August 28, 2008
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Stumble It!This letter is in regards to my recent failing. I have an illness which I have to deal with every day. It’s called bi-polar disorder.
Because of this illness, I said and did a whole bunch of stupid things to my family, friends and neighbors.
I did seek help, which is the best thing any one person could do in a situation like this.
So at this time, please accept my apology. I thank you for understanding and if I can assist you in any way, don’t hesitate to call or write me.
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June, it takes courage to stand in front of everyone to apologize for your actions. While others may say that they would not have taken the route you took, I say kudos to you for having the courage to face your illness head on and deal with it. There is quite a stigma attached to mental illness and it is unfortunate. I have been affected by family members who are bipolar as well, and it is exceptionally difficult at times to understand exactly what is happening when out of the ordinary actions take place. Get a good support system in place, find a good Psychologist, figure out which meds work for you, and above all stick with your treatment. It gets better.
June, I don't know you, but I applaud you for your letter.
I too have had friends and family with bipolar disorder. I know that they tend to get better and then stop taking their medications because they think they don't need them anymore. It is so important to keep taking your medication and seeing your doctor.
Bipolar is no different than diabetes or any other disease where your body stops producing a needed substance. You need to help your body out with medication.
I will pray for your success in overcoming the problems that come when your body isn't working just right. I wish you the best!
June,
I applaud you for your honesty and your willingness to seek treatment for this disorder. I also respect you for making an apology to those who have been impacted by this disease. You are demonstrating healthy behavior for all of us. I appreciate you.
Not sure what part of publicly apologizing for you actions and proclaiming to the public that you are suffering from bipolar disorder is the "easy road". It hardly seems like escapism to me if someone is willing to face their demons and work through them.
Interesting take on the situation Rockstar
June,
No matter what anyone says, I congratulate you on stepping up and taking responsibility for you actions. I understand whatever you may have said or done was beyond your control. I also have a relative with this disorder. There have been times she did not even know her own name or the name of her son. It is easy to get upset or mad at her, but in the long run we all know it IS a disease. Please use your family and friends to help you stay on your meds it is the most important thing you can do for yourself. Good luck and God bless.
Wow Rockstar!!! Do you make completely rude comments to everyone that writes a letter to the editor? Please do me a favor and find a new city to live in - and complain about.
June - I applaud your efforts as well. Best wishes to you.
Rockstar - you assume a lot. You have no idea whether June apologized personally, and quite frankly, it is none of your business. I assume she is doing the best that she can and being this public is very courageous and commendable. It is comments like yours that make it very difficult for people to address their issues and try to stay positive. A little empathy would go a long way.
I, too, think it's nice that she apologized. However, charvanmar, I'll have to disagree with you. June has chosen to apologize to the public thereby making this issue everyone's business.
soontobemama - I meant it was none of Rockstar's business if she DID apologize personally to her family friends and neighbors. I certainly understand that she has courageously made a public apology.
Rockstar, thanks for the clarification. I see your point. I still must applaud June for taking that first step, I am thinking (hoping) that face to face apologies are probably happening in addition to the letter to the editor. Nontheless, I see what you are saying, and it is a valid point.
Bottom line is attacking someone for attempting to get it together and make it right, especially when they suffer from an illness that creates a fragile state emotionally is irresponsible and abusive. I don't care whether its free speech or not were all adults here lets act like it. You don't kick someone when they are down. Its the victims of the bipolar that can write them off or tell them to go to hell. Not you Rockstar. Sounds to me you have been a victim of a bipolar. If this bi polar is not doing it right thats between her and her therapist the professional. Not the blogger that happens to be able to hide behind the internet.
served
Hey Everybody-
I'm sorry.
[Did that sound sincere?]
Gee whiz. I don't usually comment on this kind of stuff, but good on her.
She's from Fort Yukon. She probably has a bunch of relatives around. Some may have cut her off or lost contact with her. The ones she can't reach, or perhaps is too embarrassed to contact right now, may read this. And they might have a change of heart; give her a chance, renew a relationship.
I haven't done anyone wrong, but there's personal stories I won't discuss on this site even though they're relevant to the topic du jour. Sometimes I think about "going a little further" there, but hold back. Maybe I will sometime.
You got guts, girl.
Bipolar is a mood disorder. It is not an excuse for acting offensively. It is also seriously over diagnosed these days. Apparently June thinks she can screw over her family and friends and claim bipolar as an excuse. This is a disgrace to anyone who has actually been afflicted.
IMO - She f-ed up, and admitted it. Kudos to her. But on the flip side, she cried foul by claiming her bipolar was to blame. Very WEAK in terms of excuses.
In the words of Scott Adams, that was the biggest Weasel Apology ever.
Please note that in the apology, she didn't take responsibility for what she did. She blamed her actions on an illness. It wasn't her fault she did what she did, she only did it because she is bi-polar.
An apology doesn't have any of that extra crap. It is simple and too the point.
"I did some things I shouldn't have done to people who didn't deserve it. For all I did to all I hurt, I am sorry."
Don't blame it on being bi-polar or an alcoholic or a drug addict. YOU did it, YOU take the blame and the responsibility.
...the words right out of my mouth, Pavel.
Your honor, request to move on with the case.
I knew I shouldn't come home stressed out, sit down here to veg out for a few, and write. I warned myself I wasn't thinking 'wholly;' that something wasn't quite right, but I ignored it,
even though it was glaring me in the face.
I know this lesson.
Freezee, Pavell, and IUR--
you guys said what I know and try to follow.
No, "I'm sorry, but..."s.
A syndrome for every ailment, and the syndrome to blame.
And it's true; plenty, if they are even real, are way over-diagnosed.
Still, maybe the folks she's apologizing to will point it out, (the I'm sorry but..) and that will help her on her way...
It is very likely that a person with bipolar disorder may not know who all they may have affected or what all they may have done. They are influenced by an abnormal level of body chemicals, and may say and do things they would not normally say and do, and they may not even recall them. A public apology is June's way of making sure her apology gets to everyone who may have been affected.
And, Freezee, bipolar is MUCH more than a mood disorder! Your comments are based in ignorance.
Holy Cow people! Do you really have this little going on in your own lives to pick this person apart. If they want to print an apology in the paper, good for them.
If you have so much spare time, quit whining get a job or second job so we don't have to hear about how you cant afford fuel and every other gripe you have.
alaskaflower,
My apologies. My ignorance is based on stupid comments such as yours regarding bipolar as "MUCH more than a mood disorder". Why dont you explain it to me then? The fundamental definition of bipolar is MANIC DEPRESSIVE MOOD DISORDER*. I was diagnosed with the MOOD DISORDER bipolar 3 times by 3 different doctors. Yet I don't feel the need to blame my inadequacies or ill manners on the before mentioned MOOD DISORDER*. I'm really happy sometimes, and I'm really sad sometimes. I am NOT schizophrenic. I do not hurt or offend people and later regret it. I have never claimed my "disorder" as a means to gain sympathy or as an excuse for my actions.
It breaks my heart that someone who suffers from this MOOD DISORDER* is so quick to blame their faults on it.
*Please note that a MOOD DISORDER affects ones mood and not ones behavior. A BEHAVIORAL DISORDER may be a hair closer to justification of screwing over ones loved ones... But regardless of what MOOD I'm in, I still know right from wrong, good from bad. And I still think the letter writer is avoiding actually taking responsibility for her BEHAVIOR.
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