ECHOES I understand what your saying. One thing my therapist and I have talked about is the fact that I can't say no and that I don't like asking for help. I think that I should be able to face anything and deal with anything that "normal people" deal with. But my therapist helped me to realize that this rule of being able to handle everything that comes my way was something that I created. No one is holding me to that rule but myself. Besides what is normal now a days anyway? Remember the medicine in your case may only be a bandaid, to make you feel better NOW. the therapy will help you feel better in the long run.

I don't mean to offend anyone please know that I say this only to prove a point-After talking with my therapist I told her the reaction my dad had to the fact that I was on medication (which as you probably guessed wasn't a good one). On top of that I felt like I should have been strong enough to deal with this on my own, without help. Her response to this was: "Well that's crazy. You just don't tell a schizophrenic to pull themselves together!" Her point with this is that some things you may need a little help on, medicine or otherwise, and that's okay! I'm glad that you are feeling better now and I hope you continue to feel that way!