Posted by paxvox on October 19, 2001, at 12:32:51
In reply to Accepting that one is dependent on medication..., posted by Krazy Kat on October 19, 2001, at 10:17:11
Kat,
If you were hypothyroidic, you would have to take synthetic hormone for the rest of your life. If your were diabetic, you would have to take insulin for the rest of your life, if you had an organ transplant, you would have to take immune suppressants for the rest of your life.
So, we have an illness that "is in our minds" and of our minds. The quality of life we enjoy depends on how we feel. So I will be popping Wellbutrin for the rest of my life to function.
It doesn't make us less of a person. It doesn't make us a stigma. We aren't a burden on society. We are 25 million Americans, living our lives the best way we can.PAX
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