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Originally Posted by landskaperdan
I know that there are some of us that can exist just fine without meds, and I think that is awesome.
but then there are some, like me, that really need them and I don't understand the resistance to meds for those that really need them. For those that can't get by without. they do provide relief. I mean... what would you tell me if I refused to take them for this reason or that reason, and then I said I just can't do this and get by. Wouldn't people tell me that I am not doing everything that I can? I just don't get it.
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Need is rather subjective, don't you think? If we want to be extremely literal, one doesn't need much other than food energy, water, and oxygen. I wonder if people can ever truly say that they "need" meds. You may functional differently without them, but in this case, you will not suddenly drop down dead without them.
Aside from the debate of how much meds actually help, I personally don't believe I need anything aside from myself. I was told by professionals in the hospital that I would never function properly, and they attempted to prescribe me a lot of meds. Would they have provided some relief? Quite possibly. Did I need them? I don't think so.
If you stopped taking meds, then said that you can't get by, I'd tell you to learn how to get by, and learn how to live life, because can and can't is purely limited by your own conviction.
Not you in particular, but on a broader level, I think people who do feel an actual need for meds are actually limiting themselves in doing everything possible to be better.