Posted by cubbybear on May 16, 2003, at 11:17:59
In reply to Am I nuts?, posted by toohighstrung on May 16, 2003, at 1:18:11
Are you new to this message board? If so, take comfort from the fact that you've taken an important step forward in dealing with your problems. Although we've never met in person, we all help each other through this board. Look at all the names of people who have posted here. We all have problems in one way or another and are taking medication(s) for these problems.Sometimes the medications are life-savers; sometimes they're awful, so changes have to be made. Nobody, including you, is "nuts." You CAN take charge of your life--if you don't like the med you're taking or the doctor you have, you can do whatever it takes to overcome the difficulties.
You are lucky to be living in an age when there are meds available left and right to tackle the kind of traumas you've been through. Witnessing or even hearing about a violent death is traumatic for any human being.
When I was 21 (I'm 54 now), a woman who I was dating two years earlier was found murdered in Pennsylvania. The story got onto the front page of the New York Daily News and I passed out when I saw it. It took me 18 months to get the images out of my head. In those days, there was no real arsenal of anti-depressants available as there is today; and to make matters worse, I was consulting with a psychologist, not a psychiatrist, and so he couldn't even prescribe anything. My GP didn't know a major tranquilizer from a minor tranquilizer (unfortunately, some still don't today).Sorry for all the rambling--my point is that when you find the medication that's right for your own mental chemistry, plus a competent doctor, and a supportive group of friends, you'll have all the ingredients in place to ensure peace of mind in the not-too-distant future. Hang in there!
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