Posted by WaterSapphire on August 29, 2008, at 17:27:07
In reply to sick of being sick, posted by riot on August 29, 2008, at 16:41:24
HI Riot,
as a maladjusted product of a family with issues myself...I have to say it is a harder road for some of us than others. You are young still, and have many years ahead...and it is good and understandable that you want to break the cycle.
Coming to terms with what has happened with your family may take a long time, and in order to heal at all you have got to somehow find acceptance for yourself in an amongst the chaos. Also, being able to accept you have an emotional illness and that it is real is sometimes hard, but very important too. You cannot change them, for you can only change how you see and do things. After an entire lifetime of pain and remorse with my family, somehow despite everything else going wrong, I have finally come to peace with my parents and brother. It can happen, and I am 32 years old. It has just happened in the last 6 months. As far as medication goes, I have been one to not have the most luck so far, and now circumstances have been such that my choices for treatment and even getting to treatment/getting treatment are very hard. It is so awesome that you are seeking treatment and even coming here to open up. I don't remember even how I first came upon this site around 2004. I came and left (not because of the site), and came back again lol.
I am so sorry things are so hard for you right now. Seeing a light amidst everything is sometimes so difficult, but it is possible. Another thing to realize is that what works for one of us, might not work for another. Some people do better with a combination of alternative medicine in combo with their regular psych meds for example. There is an alternative board here if you are interested in checking that out too. Welcome here and I hope you can find what you are looking for and best wishes with your treatment program...
Chelle
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