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May 31, 2017 at 06:57 PM
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Question: Would taking medication change my beliefs and sexual interests etc. as a way of a doctor trying to, “cure” me?
For years I have always been against the use of medication for mental health reasons. I know this may sound stupid but I’ve been hellishly afraid that when I take it I will be a “different person”. That I won’t be the same as I was before and not in a good way. I do feel like I need to take it due to anxiety attacks and some other stuff as it’s becoming too much for me to handle (also my mother suggested it since none of the coping methods I've tried seem to truly work). But I’m still extremely hesitant on taking meds due to that fear of being converted/changed in that fashion. I feel like I won’t be able to talk to my soulbonds, or in simpler terms “imaginary friends”, anymore due to some med messing up my brain which is one of the main reasons why I've been refusing it. A friend told me he knows people that taken medication before and it hasn't change their beliefs and such and it shouldn't be a problem for me....but I'm still a bit scared... __________________ [Inactive] |
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May 31, 2017 at 07:52 PM
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Well... I can't really answer your question. What I can say is that when I've been on medication in the past it never changed who I am. What it did do was to slow me down &, I think, make me less alert. It also loosened my lips, so to speak. It made it possible for me to talk about things I would never have breathed a word about had I not been medicated. (I will always regret that.) But, at least from my perspective, it's a trade-off. If one needs the med's, one needs the med's; & one simply puts up with the effects of being on them. At least based on my experience though, they're not going to change your beliefs or your sexual interests or anything like that.
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May 31, 2017 at 07:54 PM
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Oh, alright. Thanks for the explanation.
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