Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - hedwigfan

Pages: 1 ... 6 7 [8]
106
Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Crazy rules and sipping deoderant with SD-40 alcohol...
« on: September 10, 2002, 08:14:00 PM »
This sort of relates...One of the things that helped me maintain a tenuous grip with reality was sitting in group on long months on 1st phase, with a continuous loop of David Bowie songs going through my head. I felt that as long as I still knew all the words to "Ziggy Stardust" and "Aladdin Sane", I was somehow allright.  
  What's funny is that now, I'm a doctor, and have 12 year old twin boys and a great husband. My kids are roller bladers, and have taken up a great interest in Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and glam rock. For kicks, on Friday nights, we'll listen to all of this stuff, and dance around, and have a great time. Simple pleasures. Life is good. Despite the many wounds, Straight wasn't able to strip away my entire ego/anima/id...

107
Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Legal Redress...
« on: September 10, 2002, 08:02:00 PM »
This is complicated because I don't think the general public perceives us to be victims at all. Hell, it's taken me almost 20 years to realize that what happened in Straight was abuse! (I was pushing down my feelins'). My parents are STILL involved with other straight parents, and these people are invited to our family events!
  I saw a posting somewhere that talked about all the young kids whose education was disrupted for months/years. I wonder about approaching the media from that type of direction (e.g., what percentage of phasers  actually completed their high school educations?). Everyone is so hot about education, especially now that Georgia has the lowest SAT scores in the nation. How did Straight get around providing educational services? Even in mental hospitals, kids go to school.
  Another thing is, does anyone have any idea of how many Straight survivors have ended up in therapy, committed suicide, etc.? I remember all the kids who carved on their arms and the scars they still must have. Did anyone have photos?
  Sorry I'm going on and on. Haven't been sleeping well since I started therapy for all this repressed mental anguish.
  I'll end with a favorite quote by author, Hermann Hesse: "I wanted only to live in accordance with the promptings which came from my true self; why, then, was that so very difficult?"

108
Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / another bad thing
« on: September 10, 2002, 05:12:00 AM »
Another thing I remember is having to exercise all day when the group was in a bad  place. Of course, we didn't get to go outside, and to make things even more interesting, we'd be herded into the smallest room possible that would fit all of us, the thermostat would get turned up to make it hot, and we'd have to do calisthenics and run in place until condensation formed on the walls! The people on peanut butter diets would be passing out. we didn't get to have water.
  I wonder, did Straight have to get accreditation from JCAHO during the 80's?

109
Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / Legal Redress...
« on: September 08, 2002, 10:12:00 PM »
What is the statue of limitations on this type of abuse? Any lawyers out there with any idea? Also, being very new to this forum, I'm not sure how many folks out there have any idea what Straight was (public awareness) and what kind of lasting damage it has done. I guess I'd like to know, what needs to be done to successfully organize a march?

110
Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / popping zits
« on: September 08, 2002, 02:44:00 PM »
does anyone remember having to pop zits on your oldcomer's back? if it was a really ripe one, it was actually kind of fun...

111
Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / atlanta straight--current occupations?
« on: September 08, 2002, 02:42:00 PM »
physician

Pages: 1 ... 6 7 [8]