Moni these are the quotes from your posts that led people to think you were opposed to the concept that some PMS and some forms of Depression are physical illnesses that require treatment rather than something the person can do for themselves. This implies that they COULD do it but didn't. I have also included the statements that led people to believe you were oppesed to the use of medication and to psychiatry in general.
This is why I have kept replying to you. I feel that I am defending myself, my profession but first and foremost my patients.
If this is NOT what you meant to say, maybe you need to choose your words more carefully.
I do feel for women who can't (or won't try to) control what their bodies subject
Now, I just don't see where you can sit and coddle others over things that can be helped (like depression) with proper treatment. You're a professional aren't you?
Kiwidoc, I can appreciate that your profession requires people to remain mentally unstable but honestly, if there are no extenuating circumstances (i.e. painful or terminal medical conditions), is it really necessary for people to hold on to all the bad stuff that made them cry to begin with and carry it with them throughout their lives as a reason to remain miserable?
There are variables in how people allow themselves to react to emotional situations
Chemical medications aren't the answer. They may alleviate the symptoms and make everything seem better but they can cause adverse reactions and don't allow a brain to produce the right chemicals naturally. A person with positive effects from the drugs more than likely, will be taking them for the rest of their life.
It takes time and practice not to look at things from a negative point of view.
I believe enough in people to think that if I can do it, anyone can.
If someone is going to or has to keep themselves in an environment where there is constant negativity I can see how they could never be cured.
With the exception of people who have been conditioned to taking meds for the rest of their lives, I don't think anyone is out of reach of making life better.
It takes a personal commitment. People won't fix you for you, you have to want to be fixed
A psych ward is a pretty far cry from the outside ward where people who can pull themselves together really live. I did not say that everyone could be cured did I?
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