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I find it funny how people are so quick to look at changes in the brain caused by traumatic events. But so rarely do we hear about the changes in the brain which can take place by learning to positively cope with events. Structuring thought and behavior in an appropriate fashion probably changes the brain too. There is a back and forth there which we do not understand yet. I’m personally hesitant to mess with brain chemistry using chemicals given the current state of knowledge regarding the brain.
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Your hesitation is your choice, just as taking medications was a choice that helped me. Treatment helped me realize what changes needed to be made. It was and is up to me to follow through. Following through may have made positive changes in the brain. I do not know. I am not an expert. I do know I function at a higher level now.
Treatment is a tool. The suggestion that getting help is akin to closing one's mind and rolling over and playing dead is absurd. Taking a pill will not change the past but it may help me deal with it. As I have said repeatedly, I am responsible for my well-being. If others take a different path than mine, that is their choice. Nonetheless, I will not let others define who I am based on their personal agendas.
Again, as I have frequently said, there are many things I do not like about the current status of treatment for illnesses. I am not so narrow-minded as some of the comments suggest. Just the same, I happen to be more comfortable listening to professionals than the ubiquitous canting of naysayers.