Comments on: Psych Ward

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:39:53 +0000

Everybody- Sara and Poppanna’s comments about medication are a very common reaction to the issue of medication use. Sometime meds are negligably over prescribed, sometimes they are withheld when they are sorely needed.

I too am tired of defending my need to be on antidepressants and am often told I should be ‘dealing’ with my problems instead of ‘masking’ them with medication. This advice is often well meaning, and for some people it’s very true. I have a lot of friends who were described anti depressant drugs without being sent for any talk therapy or counselling first.

I’ve noticed that people with mental illness are often very quick to project their own experiences onto others, which is easy to do. It’s important to remember that everyone is on their own journey. We should be supporting one another, not judging.

By: melly

melly — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:47:47 +0000

Sasha what is the name of the app you were talking about? I used to love those stupid logic games!

By: snapdragon

snapdragon — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:11:55 +0000

actually, poppanna, there is a “right” way: everyone decides with their doctor what is best for them. the “wrong” way? chiming in with half-assed, ill-thought out advice, like “meds are not the way.” if they aren’t the way for you, great. but you are not everyone else. can you keep your promise and go away now? ta.

By: Poppanna

Poppanna — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:54:03 +0000

Wow, just wow.
I’m getting sick of this argument, because there obviously is no “right” or “wrong” here, only “my opinion” and “your opinion”. I’m sorry you weren’t able to accept my opinion, but I guess I won’t be able to convince you that I was only hoping to add something helpful (and I’m pretty sure that just because I “advised” it, Sasha wouldn’t have gone off her meds just like that).
So then, I wish you all the best in the future, with or without meds.
Ta ta for now.

By: snapdragon

snapdragon — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:43:40 +0000

poppanna - i never said i was the only person who had these problems (and why you would infer that from my post is ridiculous) but i also am not the person who tried to give medical advice to someone by advising they go off their meds. why would you even say that to someone you don’t know? that is very harmful advice to dish out. you were insulting to people who take medication, and like it or not, it made you look ignorant and insensitive. your words made you look that way, not mine. and if sasha decided to go off her meds she probably would have done it with her doctor’s advice, and it would be fine. i seriously doubt anyone would have had a problem with it - except you, of course, because according to you, sasha is “hiding from her issues instead of coping with them.” i guess the rest of us are, too. here’s a thought: why don’t you just go away and live your med-free life and let the rest of us live ours the way we see fit. sorry if you think i’m “aggressive” - i’m just trying to add something to the topic. my feelings (along with all of us on meds) aren’t “real” anyway, and i guess we are all just a bunch of weak-willed losers, so why do you care what any of us think?

By: Poppanna

Poppanna — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:55:31 +0000

I’m very sorry a whole lot of you feel so incredibly insulted by my post. I was merely trying to express my opinion, add something to the topic, but it seems that something like that is not wanted on this site.
Tell me just one thing, guys - if Sasha had written the post saying she was trying to get used to life WITHOUT medication, would you have called her “ignorant” and “amazingly insulting” as well? I highly doubt it.

And Snapdragon - I would really appreciate it if you could 1) be a little less aggressive and insulting and not jump down my throat like this and 2) not assume that you’re the only person in the universe who’s ever had issues like the ones you’re talking about. It makes you look ignorant, rather than me.

By: snapdragon

snapdragon — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:31:01 +0000

“Remember, as long as you’re on that stuff, you can never fully heal, because you don’t have proper access to your feelings and moods.”

um - exactly how is that helpful? that sounds like you are not only advising sasha to get off her meds but also like you are looking down on her for being on them in the first place. so ignorant.

By: snapdragon

snapdragon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:15:13 +0000

poppanna- one more thing: the last time i attempted suicide i came very close to achieving it, spending 5 days in the hospital and then 3 months in the psych. ward. i would never stop taking my meds again, not for any reason. i promised myself and also mr. snap. i had to learn that lesson the hard way, and i sincerely hope you never learn it. and by the way, my feelings are “real” - at least i am alive to feel them. you are so amazingly insulting it is shocking.

By: snapdragon

snapdragon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:08:15 +0000

poppanna - are you serious? how dare you suggest that someone stop taking their medication. being “comfortable” means you can function. do you know when most depressed people attmempt suicide? when they stop taking their medication. not only is it true statistically, but i myself am bipolar and have attempted suicide 3 times in my life…all when i stopped taking my meds. maybe meds weren’t the way for you, but they keep thousand of people - including myself- alive. furthermore, you are not sasha’s doctor and that is a very dangerous game you are playing, advising anyone to stop taking their medication. shame on you.

By: Abbi

Abbi — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:32:25 +0000

Oh my community college had student insurance too. Have you asked? I know out of the three colleges I went to (2 university, 1 community) they all offered a student health insurance plan. And they weren’t all in the same state.