Posted by seldomseen on April 2, 2009, at 13:06:36
In reply to Is this as good as it gets?, posted by SLS on April 2, 2009, at 12:22:38
Now THAT'S a question for the ages.
Is the desire to have more keeping us from contentment with what we have? I know it's hard for you it seems as though you are trying to regain something you lost.
On one hand, you could look at your drug therapy like medical professions outside of psychiatry would. Is a 35% response to chemotherapy sufficient for a cancer patient? Is a 35% response to antibiotics acceptable for a patient with pneumonia? Would a 35% removal of the gall bladder be sufficient for a patient with acute cholecystitis? Is a 35% reduction in pain sufficient?
On the other hand, if you decide that the answer is "yes, this is as good as it gets", I think that answer could be very freeing. At the bare minimum it would provide a very clear framework from which to live your life, accept yourself, and mobilize what is available to you. At the maximum, it would provide peace.
Personally, I would never ever be so presumptuous as to tell someone "this is a good as your life is going to get".
But there maybe some merit in considering that this may be the best treatment for your illness that is to be had.
Seldom
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