Posted by Karen_kay on January 16, 2004, at 17:35:53
In reply to How much meds, how much life?, posted by Emme on January 16, 2004, at 11:04:51
Well, I know that before I was stabilized by meds I thought that my life sucked big time. (I'm dx Bipolar I BTW) And after I finally found a medication that worked for me, I realize that my life isn't nearly as bad as I thought. I still have my ups and downs, granted. And I know that I will continue to have those. But, I've been covering some realllllllly hard issues in therapy and with my mood being stabilized, I've been able to get through those feelings. I know that things aren't as hopeless as I once thought.
So, meds aren't going to instantly solve all of your problems or anything like that. And I think at one point I was hoping they would. But with meds I'm able to cope more easily with the everyday stressors that once would have sent me looking for the whole bottle of pills to just end it all. Know what I'm saying?
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