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Originally Posted by PurpleFlyingMonkeys
I am as open and honest as i can be, in an attempt to genuinely get better now, but knowing his view on psychotic disorders, often i hesitate before being open about all of my problems, i have to force myself to answer his questions in that aspect, because i know his feelings toward psychotic disorders and am fearful that if they eventually learn that its possibly schizophrenia as well, that i will be brushed off and practically force fed meds that make me so much worse off.
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Is that possibly something you can discuss with the T? I can't imagine therapy will be very helpful for you (or indeed, anybody else) if you can't open up completely and still feel safe.
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Originally Posted by PurpleFlyingMonkeys
I know meds make things worse for me, yet t continues to say if i were to be schizophrenic that i would have to be on meds. Ive been off steady psychotic meds for 6 years and am 1000 times better than i was on meds, its like if i do get diagnosed by them with schizophrenia, they will be determined to put me on meds that drive me bonkers, and i really will be in trouble.
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That was my story, too. I got a schizophrenia diagnosis, but the so-called "medications" made me far worse. I was a drugged-up, spaced-out, apathetic blob. I've been off psych drugs for three years now, and while I can't say it's been fantastic or anything (
) it is immeasurably better.
There are lots of stories of people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia who do just fine off the drugs. Madness Radio has quite a few stories of such people:
http://www.madnessradio.net/
As does the Icarus Project:
http://theicarusproject.net/articles
And many other places that don't immediately spring to mind.
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