Originally Posted by Ourcrazymodern?

I drink too much, & as pedestrian as that might sound, I still drive quite a bit. I don't go to doctor's for cocktails, or even diagnoses. My merriness is as much in my nature as in my circumstances. If this seems not too compassionate, I'm sure we can help ourselves more than we can help anyone else, & I am not talking capitalism, nor its offspring more perverted.

Our preconceptions mislead us often. Our misconceptions can't fail to do so. I hope this won't belittle anyone's suffering, but I think thinking harder about how & what we think works wonders impossible for chemicals.

Originally Posted by rahl

This is in no way directed at anyone here, but i believe there is a very large number of people who are on medication for mental illness that have no business being on them. It's like the proffesionals are looking for a quick fix to make a person feel better. I know there are many people who have brain chemistry issues, and therefore need the meds, I'm all for that. For me personally, when I was in highschool my mother thought I was depressed. My parents were divorced when I was 5. She took me to a therapist who before even talking to me prescribed me prozac. I took it for about 2 months. I had weekly sessions with her insisting that I was not depressed, and I complained that I just did not feel right on prozac. I felt like a shell of myself. he said don't worry about it keep taking it. After the 2 months I refused to take another pill. In my view I was not depressed. I think my mother just felt guilty for some reason. I've never been one to let things bother me too much. If I have problems in my life(and there have been plenty) I deal with them the best way I can. Put one foot in front of the other so to speak. Thats just the way I am. I know it doesn't work for everyone though