Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: Guilt and Shame about taking Meds :(

Posted by bassman on April 23, 2006, at 10:56:50

In reply to Re: Guilt and Shame about taking Meds :(, posted by mgm on April 22, 2006, at 23:13:16

"By not taking your meds or not being at therapeutic dose you could be doing more harm to your body in the long run."

Exactly-also the common SSRI's and benzos are very, very non-toxic, you aren't hurting yourself longterm-besides, maybe in the future you won't need meds-many people's anxiety, for example, "burns out" as they age.


Yes, we all take medication because our lives are wonderful, but we don't appreciate it and we are all weenies. If we'd just "straighten up" and "put on a happy face", we wouldn't need any meds. I like to point out that it wasn't long ago that diabetics were put in asylums for life because of their odd behaviour (my apologies to readers that have seen this comment of mine about 3 times). I have a personal theory that the more we need meds, the more we resist them. The more balanced we are, the more we are willing to say, "heck, I'll try the meds and see if I feel better, if not...I'll can them". End of story. Society lays a huge trip on us when it comes to mental illness-as the Buddha said when asked what to do if offered a muddy (actually, it was feces, but...) stick, he said, "don't take it". Very hard to do-but we do know exactly what you mean. Maybe try and put off the recrimination for several months-say, "O.K., I'll take the meds and not question it for 6 months, then I'll evaluate". Best of luck!
bassman


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:bassman thread:635861
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060423/msgs/636151.html