A note on me... dication...

[wolven7]

Some interesting points were brought to my attention, today, and i realised how many of my friends and acquaintances are on medication of some sort, or another. And that's good for them. I feel like a bit of a shit, as i write this, but what's new? I feel like a bit of a shit, everytime i talk about something, honestly, which may offend my friends, but you know what? I get over it. I have to hope that they do, too...

On to the Thrust.

I don't think i need meds, personally. Whether or not my friends need them makes me no nevermind, whatsoever, and, if they feel that they do need them, i support and stand by that choice. As long as they are being true to themselves, as they truly believe themselves to be, then all is well, and all is well, and all will be well. AS i stand, on the subject, they are my friends, and i want them to be happy, however they feel they need to attain that happiness. Within, of course, the limits of their best interests. Ethical Egoism, and Egoistic Hedonism, all rolled into one, you might say. And you be about half way there.

Now, as to why i don't think that i need meds: I don't think that this would be true, of me, were i to take them. I don't think that i would still be me, on meds. Perhaps i'm wrong. But i honestly don't think that they would help. Because there isn't something for them to Fix. I like Me. Perhaps i need a bit more focus, and a tad more centering, but i don't think that the meds will help me, with that.... And i honestly have no fucking clue where the balance of my chemicals stands...

I really just wanted to talk about that, briefly... Going to go, now...

Bye...

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

dude, didn't you say that you don't need drugs because you are your own drugs somewhere? The way I see it, pharmaceuticals encourage people to avoid their problems by sticking their heads in the sand and saying: "if I don't feel bad, nothing is wrong, instead of confronting issues. From an HMO standpoint, pushing pills is one hell of a lot cheaper than actually trying to help people through real psychoanalysis. Damien, you don't need drugs. If you want to do them, do them for recreation not for reasons of mental health. What's the point of life if you live it in a drug induced happy haze? Is that what we're here for? If it is I think I should go jump off a building right now, because you know, living a life high on happy pills ain't much of a life, what's the point?

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[wolven.livejournal.com]

Good points, all. Quick question, though: Who is this?

[(Anonymous)]

this is patrick, forgot this thing isn't logging me in with my deadjournal ID, sorry,

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[wolven.livejournal.com]

Ahh. Good deal. Just sign, at the end, so we know who you are :)

You know what?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think they have meds for what you have. X)
-Mech

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[wolven.livejournal.com]

:P Silly Sister-Types

[(Anonymous)]

hey, i assume you're talking about taking meds for a medicinal purpose, as opposed to recreational uses - at any rate, as you know, i've been on so many different drugs for my various 'disorders' or whatnot and i've pretty much run the spectrum of antidepressants, and it's all been real fun, (note sarcasm) - - i will have you know, if this is of any sort of comfort, or at the very least, informative, that i had the exact same feelings as you seem to be writing about (do i want to be on meds? will i be a different person? do i want to risk that? etc etc) -- and i don't think it's a rare thought at all - i think it's something just about anybody being faced with this decision feels - - however, in my experience, when you weigh the pros and cons out, you can't go wrong with the meds - - yea, you're probably gonna go through hell for a long time till you get the right ones, i sure did, but when you finally do, it's great and you feel like you used to - you feel like you did BEFORE you lost your concentration, before you couldn't sleep, before you couldn't socialize like you used to, and so on -- it's not a change into a different person that you don't know, so much as it's a change BACK into a person that you once knew -- i know that sounds sappy, but that's been my experience, and maybe that's just me being my little optimistic self, but i thought i'd say that, because as i said, when i decided to make the dive into pursuing a medication regime, i was quite apprehensive, but in retrospect, i can't imagine where i'd be if i chose to try and deal with my problems without the help of the meds. (keep in mind, this is all in regards to a chemical imbalance in the brain, as opposed to something environmental or whatnot) - - I'm gonna wrap this up now - sorry if i've bored you, and i apologize as well if i totally misinterpreted your journal entry. But good luck with your decisions - you're a smart lad, just don't be too hard on yourself - -- katherine

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[wolven.livejournal.com]

No misinterpretation, or bother, at all. Thank you for the words, and, no matter what i get from them, some one else will certainly get something. :) That's why i like people to comment.