Posted by g_g_g_unit on August 19, 2011, at 23:43:37
In reply to Re: need an outside perspective, posted by emmanuel98 on August 19, 2011, at 18:58:42
> There is only so much psych meds can do. If you feel incapable of walking alone, but capable of walking with others, then your capacity for action isn't the problem, is it? The social context is the issue and you need to look at that.
Sure, but it's far easier meeting externally-imposed invitations/obligations than acting on your (higher) self-interests in this context. I have a capacity for action insofar as I'm not physically disabled, but it's well-known that SSRIs blunt reward and are capable of inducing apathy. Going to the library isn't vital to my survival (like eating and going to work are) and it becomes much harder to summon the effort to pursue interests, concentrate, etc. I can force myself - and have certainly tried, for weeks now - but it never becomes effortless. And I know it's not 'laziness' because I have a reasonable comparison point from when I was 'healthy'.
>I had depersonalization problems for a while >after I started therapy (with my p-doc) and he >did not see this as a problem meds could solve. >I needed to work through the emotional issues and >learn to be alone without freaking out.
Yeah, I'm not so sure about that .. there are posts from SLS in the archives claiming that a successful remission from anxiety and depression should potentially result in a remission from depersonalization. Maybe he can correct me if I'm wrong on that point. I know that certain meds have certainly made the problem worse for me.
> I think you're lucky to have a p-doc willing to do therapy and not reduce everything to a med issue. Meds are effective for some things -- out-of-control anxiety, bipolar manias, schizophrenia, major depression. But not for others. Other problems require honest self-examimation, a trusting relationship with a therapist who knows you well.
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