Posted by hyperfocus on January 20, 2013, at 10:03:35
In reply to Is there a limit? *trigger*, posted by tensor on January 18, 2013, at 13:20:34
> I can't speak for anyone else except for me, but in my age and situation it is kind of obvious that either I manage to work, have a life, get a woman, family etc. or I'll be spending my life on the couch with no future and great bitterness. Yes, it is that bad for me and sadly for many of us. Have you seen the great show 'Breaking Bad'? I have seen every episode. That show made me think, how far am I prepared to go to not end up as a couch potato?
I have a few questions which I hope you would be willing answer:
1. Do people who avoid adversity and illness in life do so through their own efforts? The people who have the things you (we all, myself included) want, do you believe they achieved it solely through their strength and bravery and hard work?
2. Do you know of anyone, personally or anecdotally, who did not suffer through an extended period of adversity and illness at some point in their life, be it at age 7 or 70?
3. Hypothetical scenario: Let's say in your life you never suffer from any mental illness. Through your hard work and charisma you become a hugely successful business owner and use your business savvy and connections and influence to have your biggest competitor shutdown and nearly a hundred employees, many of them middle-aged and with families, put out of work.
You get married to the girl of your dreams. Your irresistible good looks and wealth however allow you to acquire and maintain several girlfriends who your wife may or may not know about.
Your sons and daughters never want for anything in their life and grow up to be the kind of kids you see in shows like MTV's Sweet Sixteen or like the Kardashians.If this were your life, as it is for many people, would you trade it for the one you have now and the couch potato future you fear?
4. People who suffer great adversity in life and survive it, how are they traditionally described? Are there qualities and understanding you have now that you would not have had your life been different?
5. Could you describe your experience with stimulants and benzos and narcotics as it relates to where your thoughts are centered during the day? Are your thoughts centered on the current day or hour or minute? How is this experience different from when you are in the depths of a depressive episode?
C-PTSD: social phobia, major depression, dissociation. 20 yrs duration.
Asperger's Syndrome.
Currently: 150mg amitriptyline single dose at night. 75mg Lyrica occasionally.
Significantly improving.
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