Pissed off with forced medication

[missingpeace]

I've been given medication to take every day for 'mental illness' which I dont really have so the medication does nothing for me but my family is convinced I must take it, I hate taking it because it makes my mind dull and unable to think. Just hate the feeling of it, i managed to avoid in these past few months in the absence of my mom. Now she is back from holidays and made sure I took it tonight, I didn't make a big deal out of it but inside I'm fuming I'm being forced to take them again. I have a way of tricking her into thinking I've taken it but I couldn't do it today since she was watching me closely. Tomorrow I'm going to have the same bullshit side effects and I'm going to feel worse on top of my existing suffering. I've gotten into fights with my family over this in the past and they have called the local psych authorities on me, since I want to ctb soon I don't want to draw attention so Ive shut up about it but I'm just so fucking pissed off that I've lost my sense of freedom again after my effing mom is back, it makes me despise her and just not want to have anything to do with her because she forces me to do stuff against my will.

 

[d3c96524be95]

I'm sorry you have to go through this. The fact that forced "treatments" and medications are still a thing in western countries (in spite of WHO and CRPD guidelines) is beyond me. This is just basic human rights, it's completely untenable from a moral standpoint.

I know too well most medications in psychatry prevent you from being able to think and reason normally. My worst experiences in this regard were with Quetiapine and Risperidone, but even SSRIs had similar (although weaker) effects. Being forced to take them when they're clearly iatrogenic and completely ineffective for you is nervewracking, dehumanizing and wearying.

I hope you'll be able to find a solution.

 

[FuneralCry]

That sounds like such a horrible situation to be in, and it disgusts me how people force others to do such a thing. I really do believe that humans are responsible for so much of the suffering that exists in this world.

 

[davidhayter]

Medicalizing mental health is the big fucking problem. It is true that in some cases pills help, but it is not always the same, starting from the basis that mental pain and suffering is something inherent to the human condition, and other forms of treatment such as therapy, are equally or more effective than drugs in certain cases. On the other hand, sometimes the problems are bigger, since there are social or environmental factors that cannot be controlled. Those parents who think that just by medicating their child they are taking care of and solving the problem can go to hell. That's the same shit that has me here with adverse effects that won't go away.