What's with the mental ilness?

[skypilot]

Over the past two years I have met many women, both in and out of the hobby, who are taking medication for depression, anxiety, or for being bi-polar. Yesterday a male friend of mine told me he was on medication for anxiety and scizophrenia. I had not realized so many people had problems.

Is this a new thing? Are doctors handing out medication too easily on this stuff, or are people just more willing to talk about it? From what I have read, these psycho drugs are really nasty and have horrible side effects. I realize that depression and other mental problems are pretty horrible too, but are we turning into a medicated society?

One of my GF's kids was put on ritalin at his school's request. He wasn't that badly behaved, but the drug seemed to make him a zombie.

 

[train]

Ontarioans are amongst the most over-prescribed group of people in the world. Second to Californians of course

I defy you to walk into a doctors office with a complaint and walk out without a pill of some sort.

 

[Hank Reardon]

Asking questions about mental illness where many members obviously suffer from mental illness ??

Maybe you should ask your questions elsewhere to get a clearer response.

To answer your question though,

Mental illness is not a new thing.

Just curious, do you ask CAMH about strippers and escorts ?

 

[Dinovoedge]

Hank this is a general forum so lighten up. Yes a lot of people are on medication for all sorts of things. I know an SP who is on med's for depression and I've had to leave work so she doesn't kill herself. For her it's a life time of abuse at the hands of alot of people. I will help her as much as I can but she needs a professional.

 

[skypilot]

Asking questions about mental illness where many members obviously suffer from mental illness ??
Maybe you should ask your questions elsewhere to get a clearer response.
To answer your question though,
Mental illness is not a new thing.
Just curious, do you ask CAMH about strippers and escorts ?

And you come out of the woodwork with your first post to make the statement that many TERB members obviously suffer from mental illness
Was not wondering if mental ilness was a new thing. More curious about over medication.

 

[Hank Reardon]

Yeah, first of all let me explain something to you. If you have to leave work so your friend does not kill herself then you are part of the problem not part of the solution. The term would be called ''an enabler''. Also I think that if you leave work so an escort does not kill herself you are being played.

Secondly, mental illness is an important issue and asking mentally ill people about it instead of CAMH or doctors is a bit retarded ,

Now, you lighten up,

 

[tboy]

As for the number of people openly divulging their condition, I think it is now more acceptable to be open about it since it doesn't have the stigma it once did. In the past, many people had problems and were ashamed to admit it.

As for the kid on ritalin, I think instead of taking the time to talk to kids these days and find the root of the problem too many parents (and schools)are taking the easy route and getting them on drugs. Back in the day if you acted up you got disciplined but schools are too afraid of that.

As for going into a doctor's office and coming out with a prescription, there's nothing wrong with that as long as your complaint is legit. For example: ED drugs are readily available now so should guys with ED just suffer or pop the pill and get on with life?

 

[a 1 player]

Hank,

First off, love the name...

Please have a look at this thread.

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=181726

 

[Hank Reardon]

And you come out of the woodwork with your first post to make the statement that many TERB members obviously suffer from mental illness
Was not wondering if mental ilness was a new thing. More curious about over medication.

My first 3 posts were deleted from someones thread in buy sell so this is my 4th post.

Post count is how many here decide merit but its not rational.

 

[JohnLarue]

What's with the mental ilness?

It drives me crazy

 

[Hank Reardon]

Hank,

First off, love the name...

Please have a look at this thread.

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=181726

Very interesting link, thx !

As for the name , I think John Galt was taken !

 

[sailorsix]

MLSE depends on the hoards of mentally ill for ongoing support.

 

[tboy]

Hey Bevel, you could always try talking to your friends and family, or even vent here.....remember: when you have an outlet it helps to "vent" which means the stuff rattling around in your head won't keep you up at night.

There's lots of alternatives to releasing stress etc. Take a beginner boxing class, it does help to wail the snot out of a heavy bag lol. Or exercise more, I used to have a really stressful job and took up inline skating. Pushing yourself physically really helps mentally.

 

[alex52]

Myself, I'm going through a NASTY separation/divorce, and I have no issues with admitting to anyone I talk to that my head is not in a great place right now. So, not having a lot of extra cash on hand right now because of the separation (continuing to pay the mortagage for her to stay in the house, her vehicle payments, daughter in college, rent for myself now, blah, blah, blah) I went to my family doctor recently to inquire about TALKING to someone about the stress, anxiety and insomnia I am experiencing, thinking maybe the billions in taxes we pay might cover that for the time being until I get on my feet again....wrong!....at least a six to eight month wait unless I can pay!!! So, the first thing he did when I said I wasn't able to pay $130/hr. just to talk to someone was prescribe anti-depressants. I tossed the prescription right in the trash on the way out the door, so yeah, they're fairly willing to hand out expensive medications even when you aren't asking for them. I figure fuck it....I will get through it come hell or high water on my own, but I'm not going to start popping pills just because I'm going through a rough period right now....fuck that!!

It’s the government that allocates resources in the health service, so the 6 month waiting list for counseling is not the doctor’s fault he gave you the help he could.
The comments on mental health and medications are stereotypes and really not accurate. Medications are much improved and do help.

 

[Bobzilla]

I realize that, that's why I mentioned the BILLIONS we pay in taxes....



Maybe so, but thay can also have an adverse affect, especially when handed out to ANYONE so easily after just ONE visit to a doctor....

Years ago, I was depressed, went to my doctor & was given a prescription for zoloft. It made me impotent. Not at all helpful for depression

Back to normal once I stopped taking that shit....they are far too quick to treat the symptom rather than the root cause IMHO.

 

[papasmerf]

ever wonder what happens to kids who schools say have ADHD???????



Well as adults they can not cope without drugs.

 

[elmufdvr]

dated a girl that was doing fine... she later told me that our relationship was making she stress out because i was too good to her.. i was sweet, and had made her so happy that she became stressed out... she told me about how she was on medication years back and had work things out and had not needed them for a few years... she had gotten her self back to work and was feeling the best she has been in a long time. then i found out that she went back to her doctor and he put her back on the meds because she was overcome by her too much happness... she could not handle it.. WTF? i stood by her and in the months that followed her i saw her person fall into the meds.. the change in her was negative.. the meds made her stop caring about herself and the things she had worked hard to get. eventually the relationship fizzed away. i still see her onece and a while. well she decided to get off the meds about six months ago and she is turning her self around again.. she told me that she beleaves the meds are the evil in her life... i hope she does well and i will be there to support her when i can.

 

[Mongrel4u]

Secondly, mental illness is an important issue and asking mentally ill people about it instead of CAMH or doctors is a bit retarded ,

Now, you lighten up,

While I agree that speaking to a qualified physician would be best....what makes you think people here are mentally Ill?

 

[james t kirk]

Yeah, first of all let me explain something to you. If you have to leave work so your friend does not kill herself then you are part of the problem not part of the solution. The term would be called ''an enabler''. Also I think that if you leave work so an escort does not kill herself you are being played.

Secondly, mental illness is an important issue and asking mentally ill people about it instead of CAMH or doctors is a bit retarded ,

Now, you lighten up,

You obviously have too high of an opinion of yourself and have never been in a situation where someone you care about is seriously contemplating suicide.

Must be nice to live in such a black and white world.

 

[james t kirk]

So, the first thing he did when I said I wasn't able to pay $130/hr. just to talk to someone was prescribe anti-depressants. I tossed the prescription right in the trash on the way out the door, so yeah, they're fairly willing to hand out expensive medications even when you aren't asking for them. I figure fuck it....I will get through it come hell or high water on my own, but I'm not going to start popping pills just because I'm going through a rough period right now....fuck that!!

Interesting, when I was seeing my family doctor at the same time my dad was dying of cancer, she offered me a prescription for meds if I wanted it.

I was kind of taken aback because I didn't think that a warranted such a prescription, after all, yeah, I was sad, I was depressed, but I had a reason - my father was dying and my mother was already gone. I figured they gave out scripts when people were depressed for no explicable reason.

Needless to say, I declined and she let it go.

In retrospect, she was just trying to be helpful.