Posted by linkadge on August 13, 2007, at 21:38:57
In reply to Re: Vicodin and Percocet for Depression » linkadge, posted by Quintal on August 13, 2007, at 9:49:46
>Well okay, link. Since you asked, and know that >this is not an attack on you, I'll tell you why >I thought you might be smoking marijuana. It's >because on a number of threads I've noticed you >tend to bring up a great deal of what I consider >to be irrelevant material, as if your thoughts >go off on a tangent.
No offence taken. Only part of what I said was meant to be a direct response to previous threads. Some of what I was saying regarding opiates was just (again) some general information, perhaps for expanded discussion (?). I wouldn't say the information is necessarily irrelavant.
>Also, I think you made some comments, and I'm >thinking about the one where you said I had said >I could read minds here, that seem to me >borderline psychotic at times.
I suppose I should have clarified on that when you asked. You had made a few general totality type of statements. At one point you had said something allong the lines of "benzodiazapines cause significant cognitive impairment" instead of what I would see as a more accurate statement of "benzodiazapines can cause cognitive impairment". I was trying to say, that unless you can read the minds of every individual who takes benzodiazapines, it is impossable for you to know whether they are experiencing significant cognitive impairment. I was not trying to imply that you *acutually read minds*.
>They seem to come completely out of the blue, >and I've been quite shocked, and concerned by >what I've read. If you go through this and the >benzo thread I think you'll see what I mean.
I'll try and make a responce there too to clarify.
>This is what happens to my own thought patterns, >and nearly everyone else I know while under the >influence of marijuana. So that's why I thought >you might be smoking it.*For the record* I am currently not under the impression that I can read anybody's mind or that anybody is reading my mind, (or that anybody can read anybodies mind for that matter). I was simply using the expression.
>That combined with the fact that you had >disclosed you marijuana use to the board on >several previous occasions.
I have disclosed that I have smoked on previous occasions, although to my knowledge I have not had any delusions as a result. I am hoping I have not given the impression that I am a heavy user as nothing is farther from the truth.
>Maybe you do have ADHD after all link? Maybe >it's ADHD combined with some quasi-psychotic >personality traits - have you investigated the >BPD diagnosis? I think quasi-psychotic episodes >are common with that.
Well, as much as ADHD may or may not be the case, I don't feel it is fair to diagnose online (as much as I appreciate the support). I am guilty of perhaps not being more clear in my wording, which I will try to rectify in the corresponding thread.
I don't much fit the borderline personality diagnosis (as far as I can tell), although a doctor would probably be best to consult about that. I don't think it has been seriously considered. My relationships (offline, the ones that exist) are fairly stable.
>Many people have these traits, most definitely >myself, and I find they can be managed if you >gain enough self-awareness and insight into your >thought processes. This is probably a good first >step in doing that. I apologize if this has made >you feel uncomfortable, accused or embarrassed >in any way. My intentions were pure.
No problem at all.
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