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Originally Posted by BethRags
I have bipolar disorder. Without meds my life would be out of control in many ways. The environment has a certain amount of influence upon my moods and emotions. The thing is, I'm so extremely hyper-sensitive to internal and external stimuli that whatever is going on in my environment is fuel for the fire. I can be in a "perfect" environment and still have intense reactions, and episodes.
It like this...if someone has epilepsy, regardless of the environment seizures will happen if the person is unmedicated. Meds are far from perfect, but for people with a mental illness they are a blessing.
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Oh absolutely. So very true Beth.
That’s why I brought up example of someone with severe OCD. There would be nothing going on and he’d be scared to leave the house. And tourettes would be so off the charts that he’d not manage work tasks. When he finally decided it’s time to go on meds and when they found proper meds, he functions very well. Disorder is still there but the edge is off and he is happy and successful.
But that’s where the difference lies between illness/disorder and stress/environment induced response.
Too many times meds are prescribed in absence of true clinical diagnosis.
I know women in abusive relationships go on anti depressants or worse: take highly addictive Xanax several times a day to deal with abuse. It greatly saddens me. I am in support for medications when dealing disorder/illness (physical or mental) but not in support of it dealing with life challenges that could be possibly avoided