Posted by merpmerp on December 4, 2010, at 9:05:24
In reply to Re: I need your help, posted by Christ_empowered on December 3, 2010, at 19:09:09
I think this is great advice - you are much more than a sum of some labels slapped on your by "mental health professionals". I agree with others who say the first thing is to ditch the shrink.
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to working with a psychiatrist - even a good psychiatrist has a lot of ego wrapped up in the job, whereas a regular doc, I have found, can be be more willing to listen to the patient.
> Sometimes, shrinks use labels to bully patients. I'd advise you to take a break from being a mental patient and learn to live w/o mental health professionals. Any doc can prescribe; you don't need a shrink to be mean to you, take your $$$, and then Rx a bunch of pills you don't even like.Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009
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