title says it all

for me.... even though i hate it all- no i don't think i'd do it.

i wouldn't know how to live... i've lived with this crap for 13 or so years- and even though it's taken half my life and my motivation away, i don't think i could get used to living without it.

you know... their would be too much to rebuild.

so you guys?

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

title says it all

for me.... even though i hate it all- no i don't think i'd do it.

i wouldn't know how to live... i've lived with this crap for 13 or so years- and even though it's taken half my life and my motivation away, i don't think i could get used to living without it.

you know... their would be too much to rebuild.

so you guys?

sure I would. I think of my mental disorders the same as I do with my physical health problems.. if I didnt do everything with in my power to take care of, fix my health issues, then my issues may end up being turned into someone elses issues.. just like if I dont do everything with in my power to take care of /fix my MS and heart disease that impacts my wife, family, and friends.

example if I dont take my meds for my MS what happens... I end up in major pain and unable to function, my wife ends up having to take care of me, do for me what I cant do for myself, the house and do her job,

if I dont take my medications for my Bipolar disorder what happens... I sink down into a deep depression to where I isolate myself, cant get out of bed, cry a lot, mood swings abound then Im up top of the world spending sprees, making decisions without thinking about the consequences, early to work one day late to work the next behind on paperwork, clients needs dont get met, or telling my clients to do things they should not be doing.....my wife gets stuck with bills galore, having to handle the full brunt of the house, pets her job and caring for me.

either way its my wife, friends and family that end up being impacted by my decision of not taking care of /fixing my health issues. by doing everything I can to ensure my health issues are being taken care of/fixed or cured is my doing everything I can for my wife, friends and family.

In a heartbeat.

[BlessedRhiannon]

Absolutely!

I recently started meds for anxiety, and yes, it was an adjustment...I don't know how to not be anxious, since I've been that way for more than 30 years. I even got anxious about not being anxious, not reacting to the usual triggers. However, I talked about it with my T, and I worked through things. It's new and different and a little scary, but it's nice - very, very nice - to not feel like my body is constantly on alert, ready for flight or fight.

If I could take something once that would totally take away the constant anxiety and compulsive behaviors, that would be so amazing!

[bastetsha]

Can I pick and choose? Some, like depression, I could easily live without them. Others though are so ingrained in my personality and way of thinking that I wouldn't know what to do. As much as it may annoy me, I have lived with schizophrenia for 16 years. More than half my life. I would be lost without it, sad as that may be.

[Inedible]

Nobody's perfect - so everyone has some mental illness. I would take the cure in a heartbeat, but I also acknowledge that a person who is perfectly cured has no place in society.

[kindachaotic]

Originally Posted by farmergirl

In a heartbeat.

...ditto

[LadyShadow]

I would take it away now, and have it leave me forever, I don't like the anxiety and mood swings I go through, but the experiences of this illness I wouldn't take back. My mind went to depths and heights I didn't think possible and were very "out of worldly".

[jen29]

I would absolutley take something in a heartbeat. I feel if I was better then I could get a job and be able to live a much better life then now. I would be able to get out and do things with people. I feel if I could take something to make this all go away I would.

Jen

YES. YES. Yes. I definitely would.

[OutofTune]

Yes, I'd love a cure for psychosis.

[liveforfish]

Don't we basically do that daily, take our meds to control our disease?

To take a pill once and make it be gone forever, a big YES!! I'd love to take away my Bi-Polar. I'd also love to see my son's schizophrenia be gone too.

[nicoleb2]

Definitely. I have made my family's life miserable so many times when I have been hospitalized, and I am again feeling terrible, so anything to get rid of the deep dark depression would be awesome.

[Lamplighter]

No question, definitely yes!

[Vibe]

I'm torn on this. It would depend on how it worked.

On the one hand, being depressed negatively effects my life and the lives of those around me. It has had a very serious impact. It would be awfully freeing to not have to deal with that.

On the other hand, it has pushed me to learn and grow as a person. I've changed so much of my life, my thinking patterns, my way of going about things, etc. I have become better. If I had just taken a pill to stop myself from feeling bad, then I never would have been prompted to change the things which were making me feel bad. Not only am I figuring out how to not be depressed, but I'm learning to live life to the fullest and be truly joyful. If I took a pill to make it go away, then the most I'd ever achieve is normality and vapid tranquility. I want more in life.

If I could just wave a magic wand and have those things change the way I'm changing them now, then sure, why not. Otherwise, I don't think it would be worth it.

Originally Posted by bastetsha

Can I pick and choose? Some, like depression, I could easily live without them. Others though are so ingrained in my personality and way of thinking that I wouldn't know what to do. As much as it may annoy me, I have lived with schizophrenia for 16 years. More than half my life. I would be lost without it, sad as that may be.

exactly.. you get used to these things

thanks for the post

[lizardlady]

My first reaction was a big H3LL YES!!! Then I read Vibe's post. It made me stop and think. Like Vibe, my illness lead me to growth and change. I would not want to take the pill if it meant giving up who I am today. BUT if it meant I would remain the person I am today, but would not have to work to keep the beast under control, then hands down - YES!

[lizardlady]

Originally Posted by liveforfish

Don't we basically do that daily, take our meds to control our disease?

To take a pill once and make it be gone forever, a big YES!! I'd love to take away my Bi-Polar. I'd also love to see my son's schizophrenia be gone too.

Liveforfish, my meds allow me the ability to keep my mental health problems under control, but I still have to work to keep my symptoms in check. They sure don't make the disorders go away.

[kimical]

I think if it were to take away all of my disorders, it would also take away my imagination. I think my imagination and creativity are also a part of my problems and I wouldn't be the same person if they were to go away. My mind comes up with great amazing things as well as horrible terrifying things. I can utilize both. I've also worked hard to just be ok, I don't want all that work to be for nothing and I doubt there will ever be a cure all pill anyway.

i dont have mental illness, although ive been diagnosed, but what happened to me was real, it acually happened, know one beleives me so the doctor wrote me off as paranoid delusional.

[Inedible]

Originally Posted by Vibe

If I had just taken a pill to stop myself from feeling bad, then I never would have been prompted to change the things which were making me feel bad.

Perfect mental health isn't just an absence of negative symptoms; it is the presence of positive qualities. It includes the motivation to fully develop as a person, without stagnation or fear of failure.

[schizo21]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

title says it all

for me.... even though i hate it all- no i don't think i'd do it.

i wouldn't know how to live... i've lived with this crap for 13 or so years- and even though it's taken half my life and my motivation away, i don't think i could get used to living without it.

you know... their would be too much to rebuild.

so you guys?

I'd be afraid of losing my creativity

[Tiger_Lily]

I like my mood swings, I just wish they wouldn't go quite as high or as low.

[venusss]

I don't consider it illness. I am just... "bit" troubled.

And maybe it's all part of me. Maybe it's rooted in my creativity, intelligence and general quirkness. Maybe it's just one aspect of my differentness, for bad and good...

so to answer your question? No.

[Hellion]

There is no such drug I do not think...but I am not opposed to taking things that help reduce the symptoms and such.