Re: Hypnocrime in America (was Re: Lunatic Dan Rogers' Resume, from a cited public web site)



Marcia wrote:

hoofprints wrote:
Marcia wrote:

BTW: I worked with an RN II whose ex was a doctor, and she was on
Lithium, so I am not taking the approach that _all_ bi-polars are evil
or any other myth which society may proffer as valid reason to persecute
or avoid bi-polar individuals.

However, who determines norm?
Is norm, based on the families inability to handle the -bi-polar's
behavior and so they plead with them to put them on medications, which
is a form of chemical restraint, INHO.

A lot of bipolars don't take their meds, and some refuse treatment
entirely, so my take on it is that the individual with bipolar disorder
is the one who determines whether to ingest chemicals.


That is true too. And a fair assessment of problems in psych.
bi-polars are not the only ones who refuse trx.


I don't see it as restrait: I see it as greater freedom. Being on
medication allows me to behave in a way most people in the real world
find acceptable (context-dependant normative behavior), which makes
*me* feel more comfortable, which means I can establish real
relationships with people, which fills needs that would otherwise go
unmet (although I still find it difficult).

It allows me to focus long enough to exercise my creativity, and also
to perform everyday tasks, like paying bills, balancing the checkbook,
driving the kids hither and yon, etc.

It nips depression in the bud (so I don't spend 6 months in bed), and
also ends mixed states (which become more common than euphoric states
as you age, and are a much nastier experience than depression alone).
Meds and therapy have *completely* erradicated the suicidal feelings I
used to have.

So it's much more than the chemical straightjacket some people imagine.

I am glad you are doing well with your program and it is working for
you.
You have a very good attitude towards relieving your symptoms.


OTOH, it also screws up my ability to think clearly at times, causes
difficulty with writing, word finding, grammar, punctuation, syntax,
and other left-brain stuff. Annoying, but a small price to pay for
actually *having a life*, imo, not to mention allowing my family to
live a normal life, which really should have been the first sentence of
the first paragraph.

Some of us don't take medication because of coercion by others, but
because we want to make life as normal as possible for ourselves and
our loved ones. Some of us take responsibility for our own treatment.

There are a lot of bipolar people functioning well in the community...
doctors, lawyers, business people, artists... you'd be surprised. I'd
guess most of them are in treatment by choice. :)

marcia



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