The idea of "positive thinking" is dangerous - those of us who cannot will ourselves better are left thinking we are weak and depressive. When my mother was dying of cancer, one of my professors dismissed my request for time off school. She said that anyone can cure themselves, it was simply a question of "mind over matter". When my mother passed away ten days later, I was given to believe, by this professor, that she had been a weak-minded woman. Now my daughter has a terrible medical condition, far more painful than cancers are, and we are told that it is incurable. Are we being told now that this also is a matter of positive thinking? No. The message today is that we must accept god's will that she suffer. What the hell kind of messages are these for people and families in need of real medical help? Are we weak-minded faithless morons who deserve to suffer?
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The idea of "positive thinking" is dangerous - those of us who cannot will ourselves better are left thinking we are weak and depressive. When my mother was dying of cancer, one of my professors dismissed my request for time off school. She said that anyone can cure themselves, it was simply a question of "mind over matter". When my mother passed away ten days later, I was given to believe, by this professor, that she had been a weak-minded woman. Now my daughter has a terrible medical condition, far more painful than cancers are, and we are told that it is incurable. Are we being told now that this also is a matter of positive thinking? No. The message today is that we must accept god's will that she suffer. What the hell kind of messages are these for people and families in need of real medical help? Are we weak-minded faithless morons who deserve to suffer?
November 12, 2009 - 8:22amThis Comment
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