I want you all to think of Annabel as she travels with a bunch of her students for a speech tournament today. I know she will be tired come Tuesday when she arrives home and I will have sorely missed reading about her life on her blog; Godspeed, gentle friend. Out of all the many blogs I read, hers is a favorite of mine and no one works harder than that young lady.
Good night and here is Liz’s comment:
Well, if this were a real life conversation with someone, I would have a lot to say, share, add, etc, because I have so much real life experience with so many illnesses, including my own.
However, I would just like to say the following. A person of ANY AGE needs PROPER treatment UNIQUE to that person's symptoms. Treatment consists of many things, from medications, therapy, counseling etc. What works for one person may not work for others. Some only need medication. Some only need therapy.
Sometimes it takes YEARS to find the right treatment (just as was stated that it took Andrew so many to find the med that works for him). Sadly, the longer it takes to find an effective treatment combo, symptoms usually get worse and the person suffers.
If left untreated, the person will only get worse. And by treated I mean any one or more of the above listed. I personally did not get EFFECTIVE treatment until my early twenties (needless to say my teen years were miserable) and my treatment evolved over the years into one medication, counseling and therapy. I reached a point where I no longer needed the therapy and now only take the med. But I am concious of my illness and have no problems going back for therapy if need be one day. I know for a FACT that I cannot live a normal life without taking my med everyday.
And I also know for a fact that if it were not for finally finding a good psychologist and being on this specific med, I would not have the life I have now, because who knows how long it would have been before I got the right treatment that worked FOR ME.
I do think changing your thinking helps, but for me only to a certain degree. I think changing ones thought processes can add to the success of other treatment regiments. Some people simply CANNOT change their thought processes due to their specific illness. While others could try all day and night to change their thought processes but still be overwhelmed with symptoms that impedes on their living any semblence of a 'normal' life.
Finally, I'd like to say. I don't have a vision of 'normal'. My life has been an interesting one from birth until this very minute. 'Normal' for me is VERY different from normal to everyone else. And I have no problem with the fact that my normal involves taking a pill everyday, nor do I have a problem with taking it everyday for the rest of my life, if need be. I am happy. I have problems, drama and issues, but when I step back I can say I am happy. And I owe that happiness to finding a medicine that works, getting therapy, and educating myself on what mental illnesses are. I read, and still read, everything I come across pertaining to illnesses, just just my own specific one.
And Andrew, Kudos to you for having a blog that makes people think. Even when people disagree, inspiring others to contemplate the lives of others as well as their own is a wonderful thing. Blessings to you.
Liz
5 comments:
So well spoken, Liz.
Good night to you, too.
Reposting Liz's comments was a good idea. She has a lot of good points. We are all different; and that is good. How boring the world would be otherwise!
I did a search on "The Ancestral Mind" just to see what came up, and it was a lot. Here is an interesting reference from Catholic online, and below is a small excerpt:
Gregg D. Jacobs, a senior research scientist at Harvard medical school and author of The Ancestral Mind writes, “From our earliest awareness we’re taught to believe that what counts most in our lives will occur ‘when we grow up’ or ‘when we have children’ or ‘when we get that promotion’ or ‘when we retire.’ We are trained not to seek satisfaction in the present moment but to strive for and expect that happiness to unfold at some future date.”
Happiness is elusive when we are caught in the circle of time and it is often hard to acknowledge that now is all we have. But when we realize that God is in the “now”, our lives will change for the better, our baggage of time will be left behind and we will know the joy of living each moment in the circle of Love.
The "circle of love" was a reference to a writing by the Sufi poet Rumi.
Very well said Liz.
Thank You everyone, and Thank You Andrew. My reasoning for my writing was to share what I've learned first, second and third hand. I've gained so much knowledge from others, I hope my experiences will pass on some knowledge to someone else. Knowledge truly is a tool to gain power in ones life.
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