Posted by J Kelly on May 3, 2016, at 11:31:10
In reply to mentally ill...or pathetic loser?, posted by Christ_empowered on May 3, 2016, at 9:39:03
Hi CE,
Let me start by saying you are not, nor were you ever, a pathetic loser. Shame on them if they made you feel that way.
> I'm now diagnosed as Bipolar I of some sort. I take meds, I'm recovering, its good times.
Hey this is great!
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> thing is...back when I was younger, I was diagnosed w/ personality disorders, odd, everything but bona fide "mental illness."Sounds like this is behind you. I'd forget about it and move on.
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> Its interesting to me, how the professionals get to construct the narrative of my life and tell me what "really" happened. The former treatment ppl narrative: you were/are npd, odd, etc. and made poor life choices.We've all made some poor life choices. Maybe some more than others. Were you self medicating? Is that what you're/they're talking about here? You can't go back but it sounds like you're making good choices for yourself now so good for you!
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> The current treatment ppl narrative: You were/are mentally ill and didn't perceive reality correctly for a long, long time. You're blessed to be alive and stable.I guess this is true, yes?
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> I do respond well to meds. It took a relatively long time for most of the voices to fade...adding an antidepressant helped significantly.Well its good you respond to meds.
I was truly psychotic for 9 months. They diagnosed me with schizoaffective disorder. Geodon pulled me out of it and I ditched that diagnosis.
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> Its just...why do mental health people have so much power? Some are good, mind you, but some are...elitist, self-important, money hungry, self-righteous....Just the way it is.
> they use diagnosis as a weapon.
How so? I'm curious as to what you mean here.
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> Oh, yeah, and the former treatment ppl in my case now say "he recently developed schizophrenia." In their version of events, I was a pathetic "loser" who later developed schizophrenia, largely because of "poor life choices."This sounds like crap to me. I'm glad things are going well for you now.
Jade
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