Posted by Athene on October 6, 2014, at 9:58:38
In reply to Re: @Lou, posted by Lamdage22 on October 6, 2014, at 8:24:52
> And how do you know that your particular understanding of spirituality can save each and every one of us? Has it been scientifically studied?
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> And btw: The only "green fields" that i ever knew where when i was on Nardil, a strong AD. It also made me psychotic so i ditched it. But there are NO green fields in my past.
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> Otherwise i wouldnt have touched Nardil. I have a psychotic disorder and Nardil is contraindicated. We didnt know.
>Who are you talking to, Lamdage?
If it's me, the trauma therapy has nothing to do with spirituality. It's based wholly on physiological principles. I'd have to do some research to know if it's been studied scientifically. And I never said it could help everyone. But more people deserve to just KNOW about it. Meds are ineffective or harmful for a lot of people, or don't really address their issues. You can't just assume everyone who looks psychotic has a broken brain either. Trauma can cause some very severe emotional and behavioural problems that come out when you're on lower doses of medication and therefore less sedated. That's all I'm saying.
It's kind of black and white to simply conclude that people have a "psychotic disorder", therefore their brains are broken. That means they are doomed to be drugged for life. Being on psych drugs for years can shorten people's lives (due to heart disease, diabetes and organ failure) and impact heavily on their quality of life (cognitive dulling, self-esteem effects of weight gain, apathy, lethargy, numbness).
People need to know all their options. Yes, there are risks involved in medication reduction, but if you do it successfully (and gradual tapering is part of the process), there are life-long rewards.
Sara
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