Posted by morgan miller on December 19, 2010, at 13:59:46
In reply to *Not* Thinking in terms of meds, posted by linkadge on December 17, 2010, at 18:19:43
>You know what I started doing the other day? Going to a local coffee shop in the morning. I just walked right in, bought a coffee and said good morning to a stranger. We talked. I go back there now and people know my name. Strange huh? Its sure a nice alternative to waking up and checking "babble" for more leads on the magic cocktail.
Linkadge
I totally agree with you. This made me laugh. All other babblers please don't take this personally, I was mostly laughing at myself as I am often guilty of checking Babble first thing in the morning. God I miss the days when I had no internet, no cell phone, and no car. I just woke up and either played my bass, when to the gym, played basketball, or hung out with my roommates.
I do think we get a little too obsessed with medications. I tend to be a little more obsessed with the internet and psychobabble and not getting my meds right, though that is a constant concern these days.
The problem is, when we go out to the coffee shop and feel so uncomfortable that we can't really fully enjoy it and get the most out of the experience, we then start to say, "Damn, no matter what efforts I make, I don't seem to feel right without the right medication". I think most people here are hyper-focused on medication because they have tried getting out, exercising, and doing other positive things without a consistent positive response and consistent relief of symptoms.
Linkage, have you ever thought that maybe the things you struggle with are not as severe as many people here? I'm not minimizing your pain, and from some of the things you've said here, it sounds like you have been suffering in a pretty bad way for a long time. Still, I have heard you speak of being able to go run and get relief, something I and many others here cannot do. Maybe some of your issues with being able to enjoy life to it's fullest are not related as much to medication treatment as taking a proactive role in making life changes, who knows. I'm starting to ramble and I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear. Please don't take anything I said the wrong way.
I think you make a valid point that maybe there are other things we need to be doing than solely depending on medication to make us better. I think there are some here though that may not be able to make changes that further contribute to enriching their lives until they are at least at 60 or 70 percent relief of symptoms.
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