tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post2760645547579857002..comments2024-02-10T08:35:39.336-05:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Amy WinehouseElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-14290323510786223552014-09-01T20:10:34.878-04:002014-09-01T20:10:34.878-04:00I hope we can help those with this silent disease....I hope we can help those with this silent disease. There are many people walking around with this disease and they don't know they have it. So I pray for them .252Helen Brooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-72883530723906797602012-05-16T15:51:39.778-04:002012-05-16T15:51:39.778-04:00Thanks for your posts, all of you. I still miss Am...Thanks for your posts, all of you. I still miss Amy. I heard one of her songs as I was walking through the mall not long ago and it stopped me in my tracks. What an amazing voice. What an amazing talent.<br /><br />Gone way too soon.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-46819925879195581552012-05-16T09:29:58.346-04:002012-05-16T09:29:58.346-04:00Never have read a post that shows so much emotion....Never have read a post that shows so much emotion. I don't know quite what to say. A disease indeed. Destruction, pain, anger, sorrow, chaos - what that Disease creates in it's path. There is no clear answer. I don't believe Rehab's work, let alone Detox's; but with a lot of love and compassion then can it be overcome and the will to get better too. A strong subject, a fantastically written post and Amy Winehouse; of course it was an Overdose, accidental, in my opinion and a huge amount of sorrow to her family. A very powerful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-52669208904807131492011-12-01T19:44:58.003-05:002011-12-01T19:44:58.003-05:00For the life of me I cannot understand why Amy Win...For the life of me I cannot understand why Amy Winehouse has left such a huge hole in my heart. I am actually grieving her death. I have studied her life and troubles after she died and became too involved. But even this is strange. I've studied other performers before with no effect.<br />God rest you, sweet troubled girl!<br />You've left your mark on this world and my heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-48719397243747293372011-10-09T16:22:58.034-04:002011-10-09T16:22:58.034-04:00Frequently I hear radio talk show host and televis...Frequently I hear radio talk show host and television commentators equate drug and alcohol dependency with evil and opening up ones self to the darker energies. Their ignorance is frustrating. Shouldn't the word disease shed some light on the subject. Wouldn't all disease be affected by the same. God bless Amy. Her music is heaven to me.try compassionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13418930339751800658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-64001412415915161102011-07-27T15:18:24.681-04:002011-07-27T15:18:24.681-04:00Matthew, my father never identified himself as an ...Matthew, my father never identified himself as an alcoholic but "quit cold turkey" the same day he stopped smoking. He never sought help, never went to an AA meeting. His attitude was "no drink, no problem." Unfortunately, not only was he a "dry drunk" most of the damage had already been done. <br /><br />I sat in judgment of him for a long, long time. For years, I was content to believe that, when I got to heaven, part of the joy would be knowing that he wouldn't be there. Once I learned that everyone - even my father - gets to heaven, I had to do some serious work on forgiveness and realized my own "addiction" to needing him to be the bad guy. <br /><br />It's taken a lot of work, but, having been blinded by arrogance and now healed from that, I see my father's humanity. Now my joy is that I will be able to see him whole and happy and healthy in heaven.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-26885569156017219412011-07-27T14:21:21.781-04:002011-07-27T14:21:21.781-04:00I love your approach. My father was an alcoholic ...I love your approach. My father was an alcoholic -- and he died of it. His death certificate under cause of death read, "cirrhosis of the liver." Most people in recovery are not judgmental however I occasionally run into someone from AA that rubs me the wrong way because they come across as judgmental and self righteous because they got clean and sober and look down on those that haven't. I also have a hard time with those that are judgmental towards me because in truth I was an enabler for many years because I did not know it was a disease or if I "knew" it I only knew it intellectually and did not know how it should transform my behavior. By the time i got it it, it was too late.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-82315571053802827912011-07-27T13:22:39.622-04:002011-07-27T13:22:39.622-04:00Anonymous - I'm printing your comment only bec...Anonymous - I'm printing your comment only because it gives me an opportunity to say something I want you to hear. I will not print your response unless you identify yourself. <br /><br />Addicts often tell you want they want you to hear - or, what they want to believe. <br /><br />It's a disease. Once you take those arrogant blinders from your eyes and get off that high horse and take a closer look at the human being in front of you, you'll be able to see that.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-39307502545790708682011-07-27T02:18:16.423-04:002011-07-27T02:18:16.423-04:00I once asked someone why she drank and she said &q...I once asked someone why she drank and she said "Because I like the taste and the way it makes me feel."<br /> It's not an illness; you can't cure it with a "higher power". You drink until you decide you don't want to drink anymore. <br /> Now cigarettes, on the other hand, do something terrible. I've seen lung cancer patients one week away from their own funerals, with oxygen masks on, try to sneak a few puffs. Truly pitiful to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-52941921182001576072011-07-26T19:49:20.951-04:002011-07-26T19:49:20.951-04:00Thank you.Thank you.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-68304819891640304592011-07-26T13:51:14.782-04:002011-07-26T13:51:14.782-04:00great piece. It is incredibly sad about Amy wineho...great piece. It is incredibly sad about Amy winehouse.A sit is with anyoine suffering additcion. I ahve someone close to me who has suffered for years with an addiction and it is so heart breaking to watch, but ultimately until the addict wants, or is able, to begin the healing process, rehab is futile. I have learned the hard way, that I need to be the support, be there when needed and to hand-hold. Trying to convince someone to get help or offering advice is usually pointless. But I have hope, until the end.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296757944586260677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-68424364185654596842011-07-26T11:18:59.502-04:002011-07-26T11:18:59.502-04:00I believe, Elizabeth, that the moral failure’ mode...I believe, Elizabeth, that the moral failure’ model is inappropriate when trying to understand and receive keen awareness of depression, bipolar disorder and chemical addiction. I am also very prudent when using the disease model. The last approach in community psychiatry in the States support the bio-psycho-social model; a combination of genetic predisposition, psychic conflicts and social stressors. Since the days I worked in community psychiatry I have grown even though then as well I believed in intensive psychotherapy and some medication support to build ego strengths. These days I cannot do without the religious contribution of existential analysis and the spiritual-psychological concept and experience of the transcendent You. That is why I believe that that powerful distinction in this case is the Transcendent You and the Resurrection of the Legacy. 143<br /><br />Walter Vitalewalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888384403637148260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-43337803996211962842011-07-25T21:22:03.785-04:002011-07-25T21:22:03.785-04:00In talking with folks who are medicated for schizo...In talking with folks who are medicated for schizophrenia, they tell me that the meds make them feel them like they're walking through fog. I can understand why they would not want to take them. For goodness sake, we can put a man on the moon, we can't find medication for people with mental illness that helps to make them feel more normal? <br /><br />I understand. I don't like it one bit, but I understand. <br /><br />Thanks for your work and your ministry, renz. I'm sure you make Jesus smile.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-45428766459648025372011-07-25T21:12:23.561-04:002011-07-25T21:12:23.561-04:00I have also read that she was bi-polar and refusin...I have also read that she was bi-polar and refusing treatment so she was essentially self medicating with other substances. I am a representative payee for a schizophrenic gal who us currently refusing her medication. Independent adults have the right to make their own choices, even bad choices. As a nurse I've had to explain that to family members.RENZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981050766307343246noreply@blogger.com