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Letters from my Desk

Dear Multiple Angry/Depressed People Who Have Made a Big Deal About How They Don’t Take Anything,

I take drugs. I haven’t always, but I do now. Oh, sure, they are prescription drugs, completely legitimate and deemed necessary by medical professionals. But, I found out the other day, they aren’t REALLY needed.

No, see, apparently, the only reason I take them is because I’m weak, and not strong like those who refuse to touch them.

blink. blink. seriously??

Look, I am all about doing what works for you. If you prefer to struggle through swamp that is depression/anxiety/pick your affliction, without aid, then more power to ya.
Because I’ve done that.
And it sucks.

The thing is, it doesn’t just suck for me, when I try to navigate this craptasticness minus medication. It sucks for everyone around me.

I’m a better person, a better wife, a better mother, when I’m not worrying about stuff that is highly unlikely to happen. (Example: I once spent all of nap time freaking out that the boy child would pry open his window and fall out. AFTER we had secured it so well, that I can hardly get it open.)

I am a better person, wife and mother when I’m not wasting time contemplating the best way to slash my wrists.
That’s not just opinion, I daresay it’s flat out FACT.

I’m very angry right now. This isn’t the first time that I’ve encountered an “I’m better than you,” attitude. And it probably won’t be the last. It just came from a very unexpected source.

It makes me angry. There are so many out there who don’t seek out help, because of the stigma surrounding this issue. So many who don’t want to be perceived as “weak” or “damaged”

I don’t see it as weak or damaged to seek out help. Again, having been there, done that, it was a LOT harder to tell someone, than it would have been to just go ahead and do it already.

Feel free to do what works for you, but please, keep the superior attitude to yourself.

Thanks,
thepsychobabble

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  • http://www.princessjenn.com PrincessJenn

    Me and my drugs happily agree with you.

    If I don't take my meds, it's not pretty.

    I wonder how much of that superiority is because they genuinely don't realize how deep into depression then are and are in complete denial about their attitude and actions and the effect they are having on the people around them.

    I have been through the 'I don't need meds, I'm better than that' phase. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom and start contemplating razor blades before you realize that being happy is not such a bad thing. And if it takes meds to get you there? Well, so be it.
    .-= PrincessJenn´s last blog ..Trust and the Monogamy Myth (Relationship Series: Part 4) =-.

  • Biological sister nu

    Kick their ass…then they'll need meds :D

    On a more serious note I get where you're coming from, certain people spend a lot of time trying to convince me I don't need meds and I should just do XYZ and I'll be cured…it gets old.

  • http://www.smalltownmommy.com Anne

    I think many people don't understand true depression and anxiety. I am not taking medication now, but I have in the past. I even tried to recover through counseling alone and the psychologist herself sent me to a psychiatrist because even she realized that therapy alone wasn't working. You need to do what is right for you and disregard those who don't know what they are talking about.

  • ThePsychobabble

    @PrincessJenn, you make a good point, and I've been in the whole "I don't need 'em" mode. My main complaint is assuming that NO ONE should.

    @#3, firstly, thank you again for the beer. Booze is an awesome present. Secondly, by certain people, are you maybe referring to a mutual relative that swears by all things natural? I have an urge next time he starts up, to tell him nonchalantly that I'm waiting for wisonsin to legalize medical marijuana. Then I will switch to a natural product. Feel free to use that one if you'd like!

    @Anne I think a lot of times it works best if the two are combined, at least initially, lol

  • http://bloggin2noggin.blogspot.com alyssa

    Medication can be helpful give yourself the chance let the medicine work…it takes time to start working in your system even if temp I have been there!
    .-= alyssa´s last blog ..I Beg You To Ask The Maven PLEASE…Did I Say Beg? =-.