Posted by cmcdougall on December 24, 2001, at 9:56:11
In reply to Re: Family not supportive » ivoovi, posted by Dinah on December 21, 2001, at 18:20:54
I really understand what you're going through. What finally "clicked" with my mom and dad - I explained that the meds regulate chemicals in my brain in the same way that insulin regulates sugar in a diabetics blood. If I were diabetic, they would never recommend not taking insulin, right? In the same way, your meds keep you healthy and to quit taking them could literally mean death.
There is still such a stigma attached to mental illness. It is commonly believed that you should just "buck up" and get over it. Again, a diabetic would never be told to just get over it.
Good luck,
Carly
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