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Not Easy Being You?.............by David
Posted by ozzieblackcat at 1/10/2008 6:59 PM and is filed under depression,self esteem,bipolar,Mental Health,Anxiety 
Is it difficult for you when you go to the Mall or other places where there are lots of people? You may have been told the following and your logical mind knows: Many people feel these insecurities to one degree or another. Still ............that doesn't turn off the voice (the feeling) which tells you that you're not as good as everyone else. It tells you this to the extreme and you may feel you don't deserve to exist. (no reference to self harm here)
In my current view, "a voice" is key. I'm not saying that we are all going around hearing voices.
I spoke to my doctor last week and at one point she was reassuring me of the fact that everyone has these insecurities. Something happened. She saw something as I was saying, "these thoughts come into my head and I can't control them." Well, she immediately started writing a prescription.
The prescription is for Ambilify, an anti-psychotic medication in the lowest dose of 2 mg. (30 mg. being the highest). When she told me this, I thought, "am I a serial killer or something?" But then I regrouped. I realize I have some thoughts I can't control. These uncontrollable thoughts are more debilitating than the average lack of self esteem or insecurities many people experience around other people. I felt sort of angry to realize I truly have no control over these thoughts, then I saw that I really do need the help of this medication.
I guess most of us need counseling over a period of years an maybe medication for depression, but if you feel your withdrawal from people is to the extreme, you may want to consider this article when talking with your doctor. We all deserve to be happy or content and, we for sure, deserve to feel safe.
In my current view, "a voice" is key. I'm not saying that we are all going around hearing voices.
I spoke to my doctor last week and at one point she was reassuring me of the fact that everyone has these insecurities. Something happened. She saw something as I was saying, "these thoughts come into my head and I can't control them." Well, she immediately started writing a prescription.
The prescription is for Ambilify, an anti-psychotic medication in the lowest dose of 2 mg. (30 mg. being the highest). When she told me this, I thought, "am I a serial killer or something?" But then I regrouped. I realize I have some thoughts I can't control. These uncontrollable thoughts are more debilitating than the average lack of self esteem or insecurities many people experience around other people. I felt sort of angry to realize I truly have no control over these thoughts, then I saw that I really do need the help of this medication.
I guess most of us need counseling over a period of years an maybe medication for depression, but if you feel your withdrawal from people is to the extreme, you may want to consider this article when talking with your doctor. We all deserve to be happy or content and, we for sure, deserve to feel safe.
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Thanks a lot. I'll look forward to seeing the review. Susan
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