Delete painful memories from brain

Yeah, that works. I was just trying to put some word out there that didn't define us as abnormal. Differently-abled is even better. <smile>
 
Nika said:
I don't know. I do know that about 50% of people diagnosed with PTSD are also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, which tends to aggravate PTSD symptoms. So if ECT can help with MDD, maybe it can indirectly help someone who has a co-diagnosis of PTSD.
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that's what i was thinking, but i wasn't sure. thanks for answering my question. <smile>
 
posts from hell said:
Alright, but my original point was that disabled people are more likely to be on SS over than these who are not defined as disabled, hence "normal"
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since social security is only designed for those aged 65 or older or who have a disability, your definition of normal is moot.
 
I think you guys are reading into it TOO FREAKING MUCH.

I never personally said Deafblind are abnormal.
OR deafness is normal.

Anyone with any disability is not normal, as per society rules. NOT OUR RULES.

I personally think myself as NORMAL.

Get it?

And YES, There are people on incomes from the government that are disabled. Do you want me to be precise? Supplemental Security is what it is.

I'm done here.
 
ahhhhhhhh I see what you may have got confused with...

THEM in that sentence meant THE NORMAL PEOPLE not deaf. I never said people like us.
 
Hmmm. I see two problems I am imediately concerned with.

1. Accidential deletion!

What if the doctors make a mistake and delete the wrong memory?

2. In the wrong hands!

What if this technology gets to the wrong people. Kidnap some one, politician, businessman, etc, delete important memories!

This technology would be better if deleted momories could be restored if needed.
 
Jiro said:
well - for many, we do grow emotionally after painful memories but for some... they can't. their painful memories can be very crippling. for example - extremely traumatic experience that result in extreme PTSD. so this memory erasure can be effective in treating them if medication/therapy/etc. have failed.
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Hmm, good point..
 
I think I need a deletion of the memory of this thread!
 
posts from hell said:
I'll respect your opinion. However, I greatly disagree.

IE: Employment rate among the disabled is higher than the normal people.

IE #2: Dropping out of a normal institution of higher education among the disabled is higher than the normal people.

IE #3: This is a - well to be frank - a website for the disabled. There are users that has multiple disabilities on the site as well.

IE #4: SS benefits are used mostly by the disabled. The normal people can't use their benefits until they are 1.) Disabled or 2.) Retired in most cases.

Need I go on?
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While I respect the fact that you are entitled to your opinion as well, you have used fallicious reasoning to draw the conclusion you stated. As well as used a word to describe the non-disabled that many disabled find offensive.
 
Hear Again said:
how exactly did i prove your point?

and why do you think deafblind doesn't equal normal?
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Exactly. Not hearing and not seeing is normal to a deafblind person. Just as not hearing is normal to a deaf person, and not seeing is normal to a blind person. While those conditions may not be normal for the hearing and the sighted, it could also be said that to hear and to see is considered to be abnormal for the deaf/blind. Normal is subjective and based on individual perspective and circumstance. That is why suggesting that a person with a disability is "not normal" is very offensive.
 
Nika said:
I have been "crippled" by painful memories, but have managed to grow emotionally anyway. Obviously not everyone is me, but I think it varies a lot from person to person. Some people might have PTSD to a point they feel "beyond repair," and then maybe in that case memory erasure would be worth considering. At best I'd have to say it's a case by case situation.
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In cases of intractable PTSD, hypnosis has been successfully used to alter triggers and memories that lead to the incapacitating panic that goes with PTSD. I agree that altering the memories in these cases can be useful. However, it is still preferable to treat the PTSD rather than simply cover its existence by memory alteration. You can have a bacterial infection with a fever, and you can treat the symptom (fever) by taking an aspirin. But unless you treat the actual infection, you are just masking the illness.
 
posts from hell said:
Probably Deaf-Blind is normal to you, but it is not normal to the 300million others.

I define a normal person as in a person without disability in this discussion.
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I know many people without disabilities that could be said to engage in abnormal behaviors.
 
Hear Again said:
nika and/or jillio,

this may seem like a stupid question, but can ptsd be treated with ect (electroconvulsive therapy)? i know ect can be effective with treatment resistant depression and some types of bipolar.
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No, ect is not used for PTSD.
 
Thank you for explanation much better than I ever could, jillio. <smile>
 
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