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Originally Posted by Sun-no-Shine
I've been posting under 'coping with emotions' and 'self injury' as I told a new founded friend here on PC that's always checking in to see how I am doing it helps me a lot like yesterday when all I could think about was ending this pain and all the suffering and unhappiness I cause my family so I shared how i felt here on PC!
But it was short lifted, I dont know why but every time I think I'm on the right track and making progress I get a rude awakening! My brother phoned me late last night his the eldest (the success story) not to check how I'm doing but to tell me I must stop with my s°°t his tired of my mom phoning him every time I have one of my episodes! And he just want to tell me that he doesn't sympathize with people that harm themselves or that tries to commit suicide and he will not come to my funeral if that's the case!
My brother said he was reading somewhere that mental illness is not a sickness, the mind is not a physical organ, so how can you do tests to establish for example you have; bipolar, anxiety, depression etc.  :
He asked me why did they say I need to take medication? I told him because of the chemical imbalance in the brain and that the meds can help with my thoughts, anxiety and moods. He asked me if they did any tests (blood/x-rays anything) to establish that it is a chemical imbalance. He said if my answer is 'no' how can I be sure I have all these 'things' they told me, they made their diagnosis based on what I told them and on nothing else! According to him I'm feeding my mind with all this 'crap' and 'negativity! He said I must get my facts right regarding this 'mental' issue that I'm using as a excuse and I must wake up my husband is going to get fed up and then I mustn't come crying to them if he leave me!
It's a pity who ever phoned my brother forgot to tell him that for almost 2 weeks now after a ultimatum was given to me, I really try to change and that I have stopped my medication as well! As I told my friend earlier here on PC, I give up!
What more do they want from me?
If there's any truth in what he said, why do I feel this way and why only these last 3 years?
Thank you for listening...
Sun |
hey did you know that mental illness is caused my throwing a football? if not you are not alone but if you google mental illness you will find such dribble as this out there. bottom line is that there are all kinds of people out there and that includes those writing on the internet, books, movies you name it. not every thing is true and yet there are some people who will believe every ounce of what they read....
my point dont let people who ask you to question your mental illness to get to you. only you and your treatment providers know whats true and what isnt for you, and if you live in the USA no one needs to be in on whats what with your mental and physical health unless you want to give them that information. (privacy laws)
that said yes some mental disorder problems do show up in the physical ways such as blood tests....example people with depression sometimes have to go through blood testing so that the treatment provider can check on their brain chemicals then prescribe the right dosage of medication to stabilize that imbalance. for others they dont need to go through blood testing. the treatment provider utilizes a trial and error process of try this meds, didnt work ok lets tweek that meds or change to another meds...until the right medication is found.
for my own family I use the cut to the quick method. someone brings up my mental or physical health issues and I point blank say ....hey how about we move on to something much more interesting like hows your sex life....they usually look at me totally shocked and say ...thats none of your business and I say thats how I feel about my health issues....none of your business. the kind hearted\ or butting in family member backs of real quick because they know if they want to talk about my issues I consider to be private they better be willing to talk about their private issues.
my suggestion is to talk with your treatment providers, they will explain to you why they are doing what they are with you and how that fits in with your mental issues.