Posted by angel1 on November 20, 2001, at 16:59:29
In reply to just gotta get it out, posted by Sleepy on November 16, 2001, at 14:29:18
THE SOONER YOU COME TO TERMS WITH YOUR DIAGNOSIS,
THE FASTER YOU CAN GET YOURSELF AND YOUR LIKE BACK
ON TRACK. I AM NOT BIPOLAR, BUT UNIPOLAR AND I FINALLY DECIDED THAT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF NOT TAKING MEDS, (SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, FATIGUE, BECOMING
A HERMIT ETC.....) ARE FAR WORSE THAN TAKING MEDS
EVERY DAY AT THE SAME TIME. STICKING THROUGH THE SIDE EFFECTS THAT USUALLY DISSIPATE AS TIME GOES ON. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT MY ILLNESS AND REALIZE THAT I NEEDED TO LIVE MY LIFE
ON MEDICATION. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU DO THAT EVERYTHING SLOWLY FALLS INTO PLACE AND YOU FIND THAT LIFE IS SO MUCH NICER AND EASIER WHEN YOU ARE STABLE AND CAN BE A PRODUCTIVE PERSON IN THIS
WORLD. THESE ARE THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED SINCE
BEING DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. AND I MUST SAY I TOOK MYSELF ON AND OFF SO MANY MEDICATIONS AND ALL IT DID WAS HURT ME AND EVERYONE I ASSOCIATED WITH. SOMETHING TO THINK
ABOUT!
poster:angel1
thread:84431
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