Posted by xbunny2007 on February 26, 2007, at 1:32:34
In reply to Re: replace symptoms with what?, posted by med_empowered on February 25, 2007, at 21:45:27
> maybe its trying to get you to look at your life as a whole, and not just your isolated symptoms.
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> So...say you're apathetic. What would you replace that with? Some sort of activity? What activities?
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> Or maybe you're hearing voices...if you could erase the psychotic experience, what would you be doing instead? Or what would you be willing to put in the place of the psychosis?
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> This is really all I could think of.I think this is a good and rational interpretation. The apathy example is quite close to home. My problem is that if for example Im apathetic, aimless and nihilist, how on earth am I supposed to know what I would do if I wasnt that way, I guess maybe its unrealistic to expect that if one wasnt that way things would just naturally resolve into something better. My psychiatrist gave me the example of an alcoholic, you dry him out and hes great, he gets home, climbs the walls and starts drinking again. In short he needs alcohol, unless whatever drives him to drink is fixed then he will keep drinking, drinking is not his problem its whatever drives him to drink that is. This could relate to me, no matter what meds I have taken I always slip back into the way I am (however that way doesnt enhance my life as far as I can tell), I know my psychiatrist has decided enough is enough and that continually trying increasing doses or yet more trials of different medications is going no-where. Deep down I do think the answer to the question he asked me ("if your symptoms are removed what would you replace them with") is "something even nastier", I dont really know why I think that is so and it bothers me greatly :-(
Also it leaves me baffled as to treatment, if no matter what meds I take I will end up sick again after sometime because I am doing it to myself somehow then is there any point taking any? I have already had therapy and found it even more ineffective.Bunny
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