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Re: To Glenn

Posted by ed_uk on December 15, 2004, at 7:25:58

In reply to Re: Do you have a healthy attitude to drugs?, posted by glenn on December 14, 2004, at 17:35:45

Hello Glenn,

>It seems to me that you are seeking to attribute the upset you sometimes cause to other people, onto those others by saying they do not read or understand your posts properly, which in itself is hardly flattering.

I am glad you read all my posts, I am sorry for suggesting that you didn't. Please understand that on several occasions people have responded to my posts without reading them properly. In some cases, they have later apologised for misinterpreting what I wrote.

>the upset you sometimes cause to other people

I thought that this was a cruel thing to say. I do not believe that my posts generally upset people. In fact, I think that I have been able to help some of the people who use psycho-babble. I sometimes post on controversial issues which may cause emotional responses. Psycho-babble wouldn't be the same if controversial issues were never discussed.

>I can assure you that I have read all of your messages and understood them.
I hear you are upset but do you actually hear others??

If you have read all my posts you will understand that I am not 'anti-medication' in the slighest. In fact, I used to want to be a psychopharmacologist. My initial post was not intended to dismiss the importance of medication. I discussed my own experience with medication as is the norm on psycho-babble.

>I go by Peter Kramers idea that it is the use of medication to alleviate those aspects of personality which by themselves would not fit into any diagnostic manual but can nonetheless destroy someones ability to enjoy life.

It seems that your misinterpretation of my posts resulted partly from you using a different definition of cosmetic psychopharmacology to me. I would not consider the use of a drug to treat of problem which was destroying someone's life to be a cosmetic use of that substance. I tend to think of cosmetic pharmacology as the use of drugs to enhance the life of someone who is not suffering from any serious problems.

>As it happens they have provided an incredible base for me like nothing else, but meditation , cbt,exercise, tai chi and lingos methods do the rest.

As I noted earlier, medication can be helful for many people with mental health problems. Unfortunately, it is never possible to be absolutely sure whether you are actually benefiting from them. You can be quite sure but never completely sure.

Strangely, I don't think that we actually disagree on anything :-)

Ed.


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