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They pushed medication on my brother in his teens, now he's in his 30's and the only thing he's ever done is taken his medication. He has never learned to cope with his emotional problems, or how to deal with life on his own. My mother is a classic enabler who likes to keep him drugged and quiet. The "professionals" in charge of him have never made a plan to get him off the meds and teach him coping skills, or any life skills at all. Everyone just wants to maintain the status quo - keep his local mental health association in business "managing his case" and scheduling group trips to the mall, keep his mental health disabilty rolling in (he has a VERY vague diagnosis of "emotional immaturity"). Mom wonders what he will do when she is gone...hopefully ditch the meds and start having a real life, although a group home and meds for life is what the game plan is.
Every time I have an emotional crisis, mom is quick to suggest I "get professional help and get meds". After what they have done to my brother - no thanks!
What did people do "back when" there weren't all these drugs? They learned to deal with their problems and got by somehow. And so will I, without getting sucked into the mental health machine and getting turned into a quiet, agreeable zombie "for my own good". A person is supposed to have a full life that includes pain and difficulties, not go through life in a fog of meds humming "don't worry, be happy". What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - IF you gain coping and life skills from the experience, instead of running for a prescription to help you ignore the situation. I find it incredible that they preach "just say no to drugs" and then say "oh, but THESE drugs are OK because WE say so". I suspect their motives (the allmighty dollar and control over a large sector of the population). If that makes me sound paranoid, I'm sure there's a pill for that too! |
I'd rather deal with life head on - sick of pill pushers
