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fandomsecrets2009-12-07 05:10 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2009-12-07 05:10 pm
[ SECRET POST #1067 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1067 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 13 pages, 325 secrets from Secret Submission Post #153.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 - not!secrets ], [ 1 2 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ], [ 1 2 3 - ships it ], [ 1 - would hit it ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: OP here
(Anonymous) 2009-12-08 02:29 am (UTC)(link)Sometimes all you have is your sense of identity, and that can be worth more than anything else.
Being on meds is an uneasy thing for many, and I'm not surprised that many of those who have made that often sacrificial choice to take them condemn those who haven't.
My personal experience is that meds have been better for me and others, and those around them, than not, but I understand when individual people choose not to, for whatever reason that they have the right to make. (Provided they're not being involuntarily admitted, etc. and even then I've seen the abuses in that system.)
I have a physical disability, and you should see the condemnation when I do something that impairs myself further, by "indulging" myself. How selfish and thoughtless of me, OMG! If I took it to an extreme, then yes, but just as with your secret, most people don't know enough to condemn me; they think they have the moral highground automatically - what's certain is that the kneejerk response is to infantilise the "recalcitrant" person.
Also, to be fanwanky :) :) I would say that the Doctor could find a better treatment for you than the meds on present day Earth could provide. *sighhhh* Maybe a really good mind meld would help. But at any rate I'm sure he'd be happy to rob an ATM and help you buy up a chemist. :) Peace.
Re: OP here
Re: OP here
(Anonymous) 2009-12-08 03:57 am (UTC)(link)1) A person who physically disabled is probably in control of their mental faculties. A mentally ill person may not be. I'm not saying this in an attempt to infantalize the OP: that's just how it is. If you're mentally ill you have to accept that you're not always perceptions of the world might not be accurate, and that your ability to make decision could be impaired.
2) An unmedicated mentally person can be dangerous, to themselves and others. Not only could they do violent harm without realizing it, just being insane can take an extreme emotional toll. Let's say the OP cuts their meds and becomes so depressed they can't get out of bed. How will that effect their family and friends? Who will take care of them if that happens?
Beyond that, mentally ill people are really unpleasant. When I went off my meds, I lost most of my friends because no one wanted to put up with my bullshit. Does the OP really want to alienate everyone they care about?
3) The OP mentioned there's a chance that they might become psychotic. So we're not just dealing with social anxiety, or depression; this person might lose all touch with reality and do God knows what. When I had a psychotic episode I saw dogs that weren't there, hallucinated body parts in my food and heard people whispering all the time. I thought these things were real, that this was how the world worked. This was not a celebration of my individuality and autonomy. This was me nearly destroying my life.
4) Did you know that the University of Pennsylvania is actually conducting a study on why bipolar patients stop taking their meds? They aren't doing it because those patients become happy, well-adjusted members of society. It's because those people have higher rates of suicide and hospitalization than bipolar patients who continue treatment.
Sorry to rant, but as someone who has been where the OP is, I really do feel strongly that they're making a terrible decision and really hope that this will make them rethink it. Sadly, that doesn't look like it's going to happen.
Re: OP here