youcanever Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) My life is so chaotic and couldn't take it anymore. I was constantly angry etc. So I went to a shrink and he advices me to use a medicine. I feel lame. Feel like I am weak because I need a ****ing medicine to feel okay and control my mind in this tough time. I feel sooo lame and like a loser. He told me I have low seratonin hormone. That causes my anger and uncontrolable attitude. It is like I can give up on this medicine and just be myself, constantly angry. Screw my life etc. Still, I am angry to myself being so weak. I feel like I am escaping from pain. But rather than that I should fight with this mental disorder without any medication. Feel so lame that if any girl find this out, she would look me down. Is it like this? Is it really lame? Edited April 8, 2014 by youcanever
amaysngrace Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 It's no more lame to take an SSRI for lack of serotonin in your body than it is to take an aspirin if you have a headache or a shot of insulin if you're a diabetic. The body needs what the body needs... 1
Author youcanever Posted April 8, 2014 Author Posted April 8, 2014 It's no more lame to take an SSRI for lack of serotonin in your body than it is to take an aspirin if you have a headache or a shot of insulin if you're a diabetic. The body needs what the body needs... It is lame. It means you have mental disorder. And I am only 24. Feeling like I am done. Feeling like I can not be ashamed more than that.
carhill Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 If your behavioral issues are organic in origin, the fix will necessarily also be organic. The brain is an organ just like every other organ in the body and sometimes it doesn't manufacture and/or process perfectly or within the parameters of health, so needs some help. As an example, a friend recently had a tumor removed that was pressing against a part of her brain causing her speech to slur and for her to forget thoughts she was trying to put together to say, kind of like I'm posting here. The tumor was removed and those aspects are now back to their previous health. All from something the size of a large marble pushing on some brain matter through the dura. Nothing complex like a chemical imbalance. Sometimes, external meds are a 'jump-start' to get the body back to producing/processing chemicals in a healthy and balanced manner, so your brain meds may not have to be a lifetime thing. When I was caregiving, we'd 'baseline' the brain meds periodically to assess behaviors and health and see if the body was handling things better by itself. If it was, than a lower dosage was titrated and then observed. It was an ongoing process over years. Part of life when the chemistry is off. It is what it is. You're not lame, rather a human making choices to deal with life's journey. Good luck! 1
KaliLove Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 It is lame. It means you have mental disorder. And I am only 24. Feeling like I am done. Feeling like I can not be ashamed more than that. This is what sucks about society. Asking for help is nothing to be ashamed of. Being on medication is NOTHING to be ashamed of. You have nothing to feel bad about. Stop thinking this way. It takes bigger balls to acknowledge that you need help than it does to just ignore your problems. 4
pickflicker Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 Don;t feel weak. It's not like it has to be permanent. Drugs like these provide a leg up to allow you to sort things out. Any doctor will tell you that they don't magically cure everything, they more soften the "sharp edges" of life, until you can get a grip on things. Once you're in that place, you're free to stop taking them, with no long term adverse effects. There's a reason why they're prescribed, and monitored by a doctor, they will make you feel a LOT better.
pickflicker Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 It is lame. It means you have mental disorder. And I am only 24. Feeling like I am done. Feeling like I can not be ashamed more than that. If more people actually got treated for their mental illness, the world would be a much happier place. You're not "done". Mental illness can be managed, and most can certainly be cured. Think of this as the first step to a much better life.
iDrumKing Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 It is lame. It means you have mental disorder. And I am only 24. Feeling like I am done. Feeling like I can not be ashamed more than that. This kinda irks me. OP I'm currently taking medication. It's NOTHING to be ashamed of. I take it for my anxiety. It's not the problem solver, but hell it sure does help me get through my day. Having this type of help isn't a sign of weakness. Sometimes we need an extra hand. 2
sooshi Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 The only reason you feel lame is because this kind of illness has a stigma to it, and that is the real lame part of this whole thing. Stigma sells (spreads), but you don't have to buy into it. The fact that you're doing something productive to help yourself feel better for the long-term is commendable and admirable, and nothing less.
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