Posted by finelinebob on May 7, 2004, at 3:22:54
In reply to feeling guilty, feeling fragile, posted by waterfall on May 6, 2004, at 21:53:46
Well, if you don't want an afterlife, then "life" is even shorter, right? So screw the feelings of guilt!!
Just curious -- how have you been monitoring your moods? I mean, if I hadn't been on 8 or 10 different meds/cocktails before I found my current mix ... well, the altered state of mind I've been through and the radically different "me"s that came through, many of which thought I was normal at the time. I guess since I've never been normal, I just don't know how it should feel.
I did drop off my meds in December. No money. Thank goodness I had my therapist to bounce myself off of ... she got me back on them. It was the right thing for me -- YMMV. Can't say that I lost 6 months of my life because I went off my meds and started some serious backsliding. I learned a helluva lot from the experience.
But if you don't mind me butting in -- just knock off the guilt. You don't need it, right? If you can cut yourself that much slack, then you're probably fine going as you are. If you can't get rid of it, then listen to it ... maybe checking in with that doc wouldn't be such a bad idea.
cheers, flb
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