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Originally posted by Moni:
Do your medications have anything to do with depression?
If not, your post was totally unnecssary and unfounded toward the content of this thread.
My posts were attacked and I defended them with fact.
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The PMS thread turned into quite the debate. I agree with Shadowstrider, you were not being attacked, Kiwidoc only refuted your statements with some of her own. She also stated that if you had not meant them to sound the way they did, then perhaps to think of how you phrase things in the future. That is not an attack.
My point was very relevent to this thread in that there are times when medication is necessary to deal with chemical imbalances ~ WHICH DEPRESSION CAN BE! I know because I am on Wellbutrin and likely will be on it the rest of my life because of my family history on BOTH sides of chronic depression. This despite my change in diet, increased exercise, good attitude, study and therapy.
I accept that I will need to take it because I feel SO MUCH BETTER on it and am actually able to function. I am finally feeling 'normal' -- without crippling anxiety, immobilizing depression, memory loss, etc. So I know what I'm speaking about from a personal point of view. It is NOT something I reveal easily to people BECAUSE of the stigma and the attitude you purported to have on the PMS thread, and that is unfortunately still so prevelent - that somehow if people only would buck up, change their attitude or circumstances or diet or something else that they maybe could control.. then they'd get better without the need for meds.
Time to stop perpetuating that belief, and allow compassion and understanding to reign. I agree with you that those things you mentioned are worth trying, but they won't work for everyone. I am not flaming you Moni.. I respect your opinion,I understand your opinion, I HEAR your opinion. I just don't happen to AGREE with your opinion. And let's leave it at that shall we?
Thank you.
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Having abandoned my
search for Truth,
I am now looking for
a good fantasy.
(Yes, I AM at work now ~ hehe)