Posted by detroitpistons on January 17, 2006, at 14:19:37
In reply to Re: Depressed/agitated/wired - soft bipolar? » detroitpistons, posted by linkadge on January 17, 2006, at 13:35:17
> Glad to find someone who could relate.
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> Linkadge
Yes, it is.That's the first time I've every heard someone describe "functional" anxiety/depression in that way...
I remember reading something at a very good, and well respected website that had a strong effect on me. In the author's opinion, basically you shouldn't even consider psychiatric meds unless you are staring at the ceiling with a bottle of Jack Daniels for weeks at a time (this statement was later modified)...I started believing that. I thought that as long as I could function in life, I shouldn't be taking meds. Also, people in my family started questioning me about it, implying that I didn't need them and I should stop taking them. I was believing all of this. I tried getting off of meds, and then I crashed into another depression.
That's when I realized, that enough is enough and that I had to take them, and that you don't need to be "staring at the ceiling, etc" to justify taking psych meds. My quality of life was crap. Sure, I got good grades in school, and later on in life I could get myself out of bed in the morning and go to work (although my jobs have not gone too well--I got fired from one, and nearly fired from another). Having FEAR as your primary motivation in life is not fun...No thanks, I'll take the meds if they work well.
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