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Posted by Angela2 on June 25, 2005, at 11:48:06
I don't know what to say about it right now, but it's like...I do everything she tells me to do. She says "you need to stay on your medicine" and I listen to her. I think I'm having cognitive dissonance. Because I know I need my meds. But I don't want to believe that it's that that has helped me. I'd like to believe that...maybe other things help too. Like therapy. Like right now, I am not doing so bad, but I have a really low self esteem and I don't think meds will help that.
Posted by Dinah on June 25, 2005, at 17:04:50
In reply to I can't get her out of my head., posted by Angela2 on June 25, 2005, at 11:48:06
Do you feel less of yourself for taking medications? Psych meds aren't different than any other medications that let us live a healthier life. I take Glucophage for my diabetes, and mood stabilizers for my migraines and for mood stability.
What do you think taking medications might say about you? It might help to figure that out and do an evaluation of your beliefs about medication.
Posted by alexandra_k on June 25, 2005, at 18:54:23
In reply to I can't get her out of my head., posted by Angela2 on June 25, 2005, at 11:48:06
> IBecause I know I need my meds. But I don't want to believe that it's that that has helped me. I'd like to believe that...maybe other things help too. Like therapy. Like right now, I am not doing so bad, but I have a really low self esteem and I don't think meds will help that.
Of course other things help as well! I don't like meds either... I like to think that I get better because I work hard to get better. Not that I get better solely because of factors that are outside my control. I think it is a combination. Meds can help. They can help a lot. But hard work helps a whole heap too.
I'm glad you are feeling a bit better.
Self esteem is a hard one :-(
Posted by Jen Star on June 25, 2005, at 19:55:03
In reply to I can't get her out of my head., posted by Angela2 on June 25, 2005, at 11:48:06
Sometimes I feel the same way. I like Dinah's attitude about needing the meds in a physical way, just like diabetics need meds and people with thyroid disease need meds. But I still feel that there is a stigma attached to me, that i'm weak, I'm not strong enough to "fix" myself. The Tom Cruises of the world make me feel down!
But I'm coming to accept that my body just doesn't "work" the way other bodies do or should. And if meds help, I embrace them! (even though I then hide them quickly in the cupboard.)
I hope you feel better soon. :)
take care,
J
Posted by Angela2 on June 26, 2005, at 6:01:55
In reply to Re: I can't get her out of my head. » Angela2, posted by Jen Star on June 25, 2005, at 19:55:03
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