Posted by Beckett on June 15, 2014, at 15:04:08
In reply to Re: I don't think I will ever be normal. » Beckett, posted by Partlycloudy on June 15, 2014, at 8:42:07
I think the idea that mental health issues are in one's head is seductive but often cruel. It's true or partially true in some cases and that's the strength of CBT and psychotherapy, etc. I was self-reaffirmed in my case because I needed to stand up for myself faced with some very unsound ideology. Besides, the medical staff was just nuts, and I saw first hand how needlessly ill a few people became because of facility's practices. They tried to force me to trade my once a day tramadol for suboxone which is pretty ridiculous. Why would I want something with a worse withdrawal than what I would have with tramadol? Because tramadol has an abuse potential, no matter how low, they wanted to switch. The woman across the hall who also needed pain medication was switched and she spent two days retching and a few more lying on the floor. She was elderly and there for her first alchohol related visit. I could go on and on, so I better stop :-)
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