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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23
PC is pretty pro-med in general.
I've gone to a local HV group a couple of times, and the people I've met there are so pro-med that my alternative coping strategies are met with derision and the assertion that they only work because my difficulties are very mild in comparison!  I'm not sure whether I will continue going to be honest, as I have little to contribute to people who are so closed minded. Taking medication is a choice. I choose not to. If someone would rather drug their symptoms away, and if that actually works for them, that is their prerogative and all the best to them, but I've never found meds effective or helpful. So I choose to use alternative strategies and I made a pretty good life for myself.
Do you attend a HV group yourself? I've heard they are much better than my experience has been so far. Perhaps I should try a different HV group as there are a couple nearby...
*Willow* |
that sounds pretty much like the opposite of what hearing voices groups are aimed to do... i find it that strange they are so pro-med. when i went to the training it was pretty radical...a little too radical in my opinion, as they bashed psychiatrists and PHDs most of the time, which i didnt think was that productive. i didnt really have a good experience there, but i did learn some about the group and how to facilitate one.