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ppl, you know why Psychiatrists push meds; 'cause dealing with the carp is painful and tough work and almost nobody wants to do it; even when the work is done sometimes a disease state will still remain too. So why not just take a pill, that way nobody has to feel, no one has to read a book and no one has relive painful past events (grieving losses that were never done).
You really want your psychiatrist to stop pushing meds on you; tell them you REALLY want to get better and you don't want to take meds, you'll get their attention.
Anxiety...what are you scared of, what is going to happen, so what if it happens? A panic attack? What you might faint, so what if you faint? So what, you know it's harmless if you've dealt with them this long, you know they can't hurt you so WHY still having them?
Drediock: misdiagnosing bi-polar when there were clear signs of mania is malpractice.
The mania wasn't prevalent. The curled up in a fetal position for months at a time and nearly constant panic attacks was. Episodes of each can last anywhere from minutes to days to weeks to months to years.
Anxiety...depression. Exactly the type of comment my wife hates. She knows all that. People suffering from it know that. the problem is. Knowing all that and still not being about to rid yourself of it. Its constant and doesnt respond to logic or reason.
Envision this. Your wife/child/parent has a life threatening injury and needs surgery to save his or her life. But the surgery itself is extremely dangerous and the chances of surviving that alone is slim. You are waiting in the waiting room. Obviously you feel a great deal of anxiety waiting to hear the outcome.
Now imagine that feeling just never going away despite the outcome being better then great. It just stays and gnaws at you day in and day out. You cant shake it no matter how hard you try or how badly you want to or no matter how many great things are going on that you shouldn't feel that way.
I hope nobody is feeling like I am talking down to them with those examples. But those that dont know what its like to deal with such things. Well. they just dont know what its like to deal with such things. So I tried to put the examples in a way that most people can relate to
And it isnt always just therapy that is needed. Often it is quite literally a chemical imbalance in the brain. This is often what meds are prescribed for to correct.
Its like when you drink or get high. the alcohol or drugs cause the brain to emit certain chemicals that give you the feeling of being drunk or high. Eventually the stimulus works its way through your body and the brain returns to normal and you arent drunk or high anymore
In the case of mental illness. The brain is doing these things all by itself and doesnt know when to shut off.
Drugs and alcohol can certainly contribute to episodes and can even be a triggering mechanism for episodes. It is one of the many reasons why people on meds shouldnt drink...PERIOD. In the case of mood stabilizers. Alcohol consumption can actually neutralize the effects of meds and cause one to go in one direction or the other.
There is a really good saying that goes. "Life isnt about being happy. Its about knowing what time it is"
When you are waiting for test results. or your child is sick is it time to be anxious or happy, angry, or sad? Its time to be anxious
When your child is born healthy is it time to be sad, anxious,angry or happy? Its time to be happy
When a loved one dies. Is it time to be happy, anxious, angry or sad? Its time to be sad
When your best friend rips you off. Is it time to be happy, anxious,sad or angry. Its time to be angry
All of these things are part of the ebbs and flows of a normal life. We are never always happy. Nor never always angry, anxious, or sad.
But theree are times when we will feel all of those things. and in most normal lives they are time appropriate.
With mental illness. The subconscious brain doesn't know what time it is
