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Forever Sleep
Earned it we have...
- May 4, 2022
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Do you think it would make you feel better to have something official to blame how you feel or want to behave on?
I'm not sure anymore. 15 years ago, I went to see a college therapist who refered me to my GP for a diagnosis of mild to moderate depression. At the time, I think I almost felt a relief. I suppose I had more fight left me in at that stage. I suppose I thought- if these thoughts aren't authentically mine. If they are because of some illness or imbalance in my brain- maybe life will become easier to live once I pop these pills and magically attain a more 'normal' or positive mindset. The pills (Fluoexetine- Prozac) did nothing and I felt too uncomfortable to keep up with the therapy.
I find this place curious though. I think some people embrace all their diagnoses and they're up for getting more. Other people seem to feel insulted that ideation in particular may be related to a mental illness. What's your feeling?
The frustration I have is- even if ideation is connected to a dysfunctional brain in some way- if doctors can't work out how to fix that- how does that really help anyone? They may not be terminally ill but they could be terminally unhappy. Should someone be expected to live a full term unhappy life?
I'm not sure anymore. 15 years ago, I went to see a college therapist who refered me to my GP for a diagnosis of mild to moderate depression. At the time, I think I almost felt a relief. I suppose I had more fight left me in at that stage. I suppose I thought- if these thoughts aren't authentically mine. If they are because of some illness or imbalance in my brain- maybe life will become easier to live once I pop these pills and magically attain a more 'normal' or positive mindset. The pills (Fluoexetine- Prozac) did nothing and I felt too uncomfortable to keep up with the therapy.
I find this place curious though. I think some people embrace all their diagnoses and they're up for getting more. Other people seem to feel insulted that ideation in particular may be related to a mental illness. What's your feeling?
The frustration I have is- even if ideation is connected to a dysfunctional brain in some way- if doctors can't work out how to fix that- how does that really help anyone? They may not be terminally ill but they could be terminally unhappy. Should someone be expected to live a full term unhappy life?