Hello, I am concerned about your comment on meds. I have asthma and it is a reaction caused by an overactive immune system. This reaction is reduced by the use of daily meds. Yes it is identifiable, but it was not easily diagnosed, and it took trying several meds to find some that work for me. Although most meds work on one of the 2 common reactions, inflammation or constriction, but not every med worked properly for me. Without the meds, however, I would be reacting to every little airborne allergen and my standard of living would be greatly diminished.

This is the exact same for mental illnesses. Science has come along way, and like my asthma, my bp is also (partially) a physiological condition. It is now well known that different chemicals in the brain or areas of the brain are different in patients with mental illnesses. These differences, like my asthma, require maintenance meds to help me maintain my health and the quality of life that I want. Since science has now caught up with the speculation of mental illnesses, to not believe in the meds is to deny that you actually have the illness.

I hope you do reconsider your position on the meds, because I believe they would assist you having the quality of life that you want. It is not by any fault of yours that you have the illness. But, it is up to whether or not you allow it to control you.

I hope you are able to take something away from this and use it to help you.