Say what you want about prescriptions and antidepressants...

i judge, but don't mind me, i'm the most hypocritical person you'll ever meet

 

It's true deviate, I was actually going to say one last thing, that since she is not logged on and is not discussing this Im going to drop it, but what I have said on this thread is not something I made up, nor am I of the position to be someone handing out such advice as if I live it 24/7. It's only something I've learned from other people sharing with me, and I feel that by sharing, or teaching, you learn, and vice versa.
I believe at 19 was about the age when I started to turn onto love and use my meditation to disappear rather than to gain.
Truth be told, Im actually more on her opinion that pills like such are not required and that we can heal ourselves. I was also diagnosed with OCD and some depression as a young teen but gave up medication after 2 visits. But on the other hand, it is not my place nor my opinion that others who take pills are brainwashed or weak people. They are simply people, living life in way that I am not, observing reality with an awanress that I am not, and inhabiting a mind and body that I am not. It's not my place, considering that I am no doctor, to tell someone that they should be any different.
Namaste

 

You have two very wonderful well adjusted kids whom excel at everything they do. Whom have never had a concern about love in their life. They are beautiful children and the selfless acts you put into them is plenty testament to the mother you are.
Teenagers are just that. Their teenagers. I was very similar in my idealistic teenage years too. Life sort of happens and we find ourselves not so judgemental anymore.

 

Hahaha. Yep. good words Fitz.

 

What have you been though? I'm curious.

Maybe analyzing your past will help you let go of your insecurities which make you so damn defensive.

 

lucky thats great!

its true, these days antidepressants are very taboo and evil. but i just started taking zoloft as well, and it does make a world of difference. the truth is, some of us DO have a chemical imbalance and need that to be corrected in order to function better.

i like to think of it as a little push in the right direction =]

 

i'm well aware of my faults. however, BNP appears to be COMPLETELY ignorant of her own. this satisfies me.

i'm not the queen anymore, apparently.

 

is it still hypocritical if you're aware of it? at least you don't have to battle a stupid point to the death, unaware you're COMPLETELY disregarding your own faults.

hey deviate, wanna go on a date?

 

felt less like a judgement and more of an attempt at an intervention. at least, with relayers posts it did (offering solutions, more love in life, etc)

 

no DOUBT. why do you think i got so pissed? but thankfully i've found help and pretty much the only time i jump someones ass is a. when they're being a dick or b. a pedophile. it's pretty nice. it's pretty nice over here.

 

I don't see why you even feel the need to explain your behavior?

That girl was actin' the fool.

She should be glad that she didn't get shot. Some of us here are packin'. (no, not sausage)

 

i know, but i'm trying to be a more reasonable person. it's a long hard road, you know.

 

Can't be reasonable with everyone.

Some people just need to be told how it is.

Yo.

 

I feel as a semi-neutral outsider to put my two cents in once again.

I have never taken anti-depressants, but I have suffered considerably in the past few years due to an illness. It has been hell. Lonely, lifeless, uninspiring hell. Biologically inflicted illnesses (including depression) do not equate to freedom, artistic integrity, self responsibility etc. And unless you were raised by hippies on a ranch, whatever dreams you have breaking free from modern life are shattered until you get BETTER.

Having said that, I have not had loved ones die, had babies, been dispossessed, blinded, disabled, persecuted, made deaf or dumb, been raped, tortured, starved....and therefore I am infinitely luckier than most, but still feel pretty fucking shit.

Moral of the story....you haven't lived if you think self-responsibility is the be all and end all of curing mental illness.

 

i adore you at this moment. yo. *snicker*

 

If you really thought you were better, you wouldn't be trying to prove it to yourself .

You wouldn't need to throw a fit and saying callous things to other people who've tried a different route of healing then you. You could simply let others just be, and even if you disagreed with their route of healing, you could offer empathy and advice.

That's strength. Covering fear of emotional vulnerability by virulently proselytizing people who've chosen a different method then you...

I hope you feel better soon child.

 

you do have a way of being reasonable and rational that i envy mightily.

i swear, i've gone through so much valuable counseling here that i should pay you guys money. but i won't.

 

You know, it could liberate your guilt about helping the needy KC. I need booze.

Seriously, any insight I have is just the fact that I've been through a lot and make good observations, rather than anything inherent.

I think you have to get roughed up a bit in the world to have good perspective on it.

 

Thanks!
(geez.... ive been reading this whole thread...insanity what has happened to it...)

Anyways a push in the right direction is exactly what it should be used for You know, not just "oh im taking a pill to be better" but "im taking a pill to get the motivation to make changes"..... which i dont understand why some people like that nail polish chick has such a problem with....

Anyways how long have you been taking the zoloft? The first month I took it it was hell...side effects n stuff... but I kept hearing "stick it out 30 days cause the neg. effects mostly go away and the pos. start" so i did and how been taking for about 9 weeks and it's true...the negs. are gone and I can really notice a change.

 

You got it G.