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Originally Posted by White Owl
Nope, not going to edit out the medical story. The traditional attitude that mental health problems shouldn't be talked about does far more harm than good. I can't change the world, but I can influence my own little corner here for the better.
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There's a big difference between advocating a cause (like mental health issues) and announcing it abruptly, outside the boundary of the context. I never suggested that you suppress
Mental Health Awareness, an issue close to my own heart. I was speaking generally about medical issues, especially when it's not pertinent to, or not in context with the subject matter. For example, I would never open a lecture on Automotive Mechanics by first announcing that I have hemorrhoids, or a lecture on bird watching by announcing that I've had knee surgery. Unless of course, there was some way to tie it all together.
That's why I made the suggestion about omitting your medical history. Not because I thought you should suppress Mental Health Awareness.
I just thought I should clarify that.
