Posted by banga on February 22, 2005, at 23:46:13
In reply to Re: Do We Have A Tolerance To All Meds?, posted by linkadge on February 22, 2005, at 23:22:07
Yes--At least in terms of the emotional blunting I can very mush see what you mean. On certain meds I experienced something akin to this, a manner of being out of touch--you can't appropriately react to something with pain and mourning, you are so dulled...if you cant process the emotions, you can't process reality.
There is definitely some danger in wishing away all emotions. I and someone just laughed the other day, because I said to her I am having trouble with anxiety. Though the anxiety may be overboard a little bit, I had to laugh, that a lot of that anxiety is ENTIRELY appropriate--huge pressure on the dissertation, financial strain, unclear future in terms of employment, children.....I'd be wierd NOT to feel hgihly anxious. unpleasant emotions have a place and a role in our life.
that is certainly one problem with the US and why antidepressants and anxiolytics are overprescribed--we are led to believe if you arent chipper happy all the time, something is not right. Yes, grieve for your lost one...for three days, then back to work you go, hup hup! Other cultures mark a whole year for grieving.
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