Chemical imbalances within the brain cannot be resolved just by positive thinking or without the aid of medication and therapy. It's not as easy as 1, 2, 3.
My parents made me go to a doctor when i was younger who diagnosed me with "depression" (and gave me the whole shpeal about how its a disease caused by chemical imbalances in your head) and put me on meds that I didn't need and didn't do anything. The source of my depression was the fact that I didn't have any friends, so I was like waaaa i don't have any friends, i don't have a life, this life isn't worth living. I didn't have chemical imbalances in my head, and all it took was for me to realize all of the things that I did have, and did have going for me, and that I had my computer games to entertain me and the friends that I met on them and talk to while playing. And realize that some day, I will meet a good group of friends that I can hang out with in real life, and it will be worth the wait.
I also could have easily been diagnosed with A.D.D. if I brought it up, but it's not a matter of that people can't physically pay attention in class, it's that they don't want to pay attention because it's boring and they'd rather be thinking about other things and have their eyes wandering around the room. But they/I just had to realize that I need to be paying attention, I need to get good grades so that I can get into college and have a good career.
I've also seen many people being diagnosed with "disorders" that they don't even have, and put on medication for it. Only to get a second opinion which proved the doctor wrong.
Doctors are paid to tell you things are wrong with you and that you need medication, but the fact is that human kind has gone soo many years without it, because they were able to figure out their problems themselves. But unfortunately, we live in the day in age where there's a drug for everything, and yeah, it is designed to fix your "problems" but that isn't helping you, and can cause you to be dependent on them, and can change your personality. And i've seen too many people who are fun interesting quirky people off their medication, and that is what makes them unique, therefore interesting. But doctors think that if people don't act like their expected "norm" that they need to be sedated and stabilized, but this can cause you not to be your true self, and all you really need is to change the way you think and put things into a better perspective. I myself have found the joys and perks of being an optimist, which has worked wonders for me. There's absolutely no point in worrying about things in life, as the saying goes, "If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it"
lol, is that what the doctors you pay to put you on medication tell you.
And I have to strongly disagree. The power of positive thinking works wonders. And on the flip side, the power of negative thinking causes devastating effects on your body and mind. Some weak minded people just let stuff get to them too easily, and don't know how to properly put things into perspective, which theoretically, a therapist can help you do.
"Some weak minded people just let stuff get to them too easily." Oh, I guess when I was having frequent flashbacks, I was just "letting stuff get to me too easily". How silly of me to let something as trivial as rape and abuse get to me! I should've just tried being positive. I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.
I'm not the OP, but I take psychiatric medication. Here are the solutions to my problems that I've been able to come up with myself (not counting the ones I've tried that didn't work) in no particular order:
a) suicide
b) stop eating
c) eat, but vomit afterwards
d) seek help in the form of medication and therapy
e) suicide
f) suicide
g) suicide
then you really have no problem you are making the problem for your self i would make you eat if i were around you and that would be the only choice you would have i would make sure you don't have a chance to go make what you ate come out then you'll get a little fat. i do like skinniness tho but still not sickly skinny
i have a question for you where did you get the idea to make your self puke & why. their must be an other reason.
That is a poor list of choices, but I would pick get therapy, because you need someone to coach you on how to change your outlook and get through your problems. I'm guessing that you didn't report your abusers and see to it that they served time for their actions, so you don't have any closure. And you need to learn from your "mistakes" and try to avoid putting yourself in those situations to be abused and raped. And take self defense classes and/or carry some kind of weapon on you, so by the small chance it does happen again, you will be prepared. And know that with this knowledge, remain hopeful that it will never happen to you again, and that life gets better.
And as far as the don't eat/become bulimic goes, you need to learn to love yourself. And if you don't like the way you look, then put in the effort to go on a good exercise program and a better diet. One of my good friends was fat thru middle/high school and was made fun of for it, but she worked her ass off, and by her second year in college, was a slim sexy woman, who could shove it in the faces of those who made fun of her.
And i just wrote a long comment on the OP's response to my comment, to explain my disposition on turning to medication.
Sorry to hear that, I was just spitballing suggestions based on the majority of cases and from my experience (my sister has been abused and raped, and it's more or less completely her fault for hanging out with bad people, because she'd rather hang out with bad people than no people), as I have no idea what your situation is.
And I can kind of see your point about pressing charges, but if you are living it over in your head anyway, i feel like living it over in one trial, and seeing the man go to prison would make me feel better at least. And in my mind, I would tell myself that karma got to him giving him what he deserved, and I could live with myself and move on, instead of trying to go through life knowing that the person who wronged me so badly is able to do so and get away with it, and can be doing it to other people.
For some reason i thought you were asking for suggestions though, silly me for thinking a girl would want that though. Good luck with your problems, i hope you figure it out.
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My parents made me go to a doctor when i was younger who diagnosed me with "depression" (and gave me the whole shpeal about how its a disease caused by chemical imbalances in your head) and put me on meds that I didn't need and didn't do anything. The source of my depression was the fact that I didn't have any friends, so I was like waaaa i don't have any friends, i don't have a life, this life isn't worth living. I didn't have chemical imbalances in my head, and all it took was for me to realize all of the things that I did have, and did have going for me, and that I had my computer games to entertain me and the friends that I met on them and talk to while playing. And realize that some day, I will meet a good group of friends that I can hang out with in real life, and it will be worth the wait.
I also could have easily been diagnosed with A.D.D. if I brought it up, but it's not a matter of that people can't physically pay attention in class, it's that they don't want to pay attention because it's boring and they'd rather be thinking about other things and have their eyes wandering around the room. But they/I just had to realize that I need to be paying attention, I need to get good grades so that I can get into college and have a good career.
I've also seen many people being diagnosed with "disorders" that they don't even have, and put on medication for it. Only to get a second opinion which proved the doctor wrong.
Doctors are paid to tell you things are wrong with you and that you need medication, but the fact is that human kind has gone soo many years without it, because they were able to figure out their problems themselves. But unfortunately, we live in the day in age where there's a drug for everything, and yeah, it is designed to fix your "problems" but that isn't helping you, and can cause you to be dependent on them, and can change your personality. And i've seen too many people who are fun interesting quirky people off their medication, and that is what makes them unique, therefore interesting. But doctors think that if people don't act like their expected "norm" that they need to be sedated and stabilized, but this can cause you not to be your true self, and all you really need is to change the way you think and put things into a better perspective. I myself have found the joys and perks of being an optimist, which has worked wonders for me. There's absolutely no point in worrying about things in life, as the saying goes, "If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it"
lol, is that what the doctors you pay to put you on medication tell you.
And I have to strongly disagree. The power of positive thinking works wonders. And on the flip side, the power of negative thinking causes devastating effects on your body and mind. Some weak minded people just let stuff get to them too easily, and don't know how to properly put things into perspective, which theoretically, a therapist can help you do.
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"Some weak minded people just let stuff get to them too easily." Oh, I guess when I was having frequent flashbacks, I was just "letting stuff get to me too easily". How silly of me to let something as trivial as rape and abuse get to me! I should've just tried being positive. I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.
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Well now you know !
I'm not the OP, but I take psychiatric medication. Here are the solutions to my problems that I've been able to come up with myself (not counting the ones I've tried that didn't work) in no particular order:
a) suicide
b) stop eating
c) eat, but vomit afterwards
d) seek help in the form of medication and therapy
e) suicide
f) suicide
g) suicide
Pop quiz: which option is healthiest?
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then you really have no problem you are making the problem for your self i would make you eat if i were around you and that would be the only choice you would have i would make sure you don't have a chance to go make what you ate come out then you'll get a little fat. i do like skinniness tho but still not sickly skinny
i have a question for you where did you get the idea to make your self puke & why. their must be an other reason.
I don't disagree that medication can help people, so can illegal drugs and alcohol, but that doesn't mean it's the only or best choice.
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I gave you a list of choices. Which among them was better than medication?
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That is a poor list of choices, but I would pick get therapy, because you need someone to coach you on how to change your outlook and get through your problems. I'm guessing that you didn't report your abusers and see to it that they served time for their actions, so you don't have any closure. And you need to learn from your "mistakes" and try to avoid putting yourself in those situations to be abused and raped. And take self defense classes and/or carry some kind of weapon on you, so by the small chance it does happen again, you will be prepared. And know that with this knowledge, remain hopeful that it will never happen to you again, and that life gets better.
And as far as the don't eat/become bulimic goes, you need to learn to love yourself. And if you don't like the way you look, then put in the effort to go on a good exercise program and a better diet. One of my good friends was fat thru middle/high school and was made fun of for it, but she worked her ass off, and by her second year in college, was a slim sexy woman, who could shove it in the faces of those who made fun of her.
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• I can't exercise or take self defence classes right now due to my disability, although there are measures I can and do take for my safety.
• I wasn't abused and raped because I put myself in a situation to be. It happened because somebody abused and raped me.
• Pressing charges doesn't guarantee closure or stability; in fact, sometimes the process can be very traumatic for victims.
• I'm already bulimic.
• I'm not going to be happy with the way I look until I'm at an unhealthy weight.
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Sorry to hear that, I was just spitballing suggestions based on the majority of cases and from my experience (my sister has been abused and raped, and it's more or less completely her fault for hanging out with bad people, because she'd rather hang out with bad people than no people), as I have no idea what your situation is.
And I can kind of see your point about pressing charges, but if you are living it over in your head anyway, i feel like living it over in one trial, and seeing the man go to prison would make me feel better at least. And in my mind, I would tell myself that karma got to him giving him what he deserved, and I could live with myself and move on, instead of trying to go through life knowing that the person who wronged me so badly is able to do so and get away with it, and can be doing it to other people.
For some reason i thought you were asking for suggestions though, silly me for thinking a girl would want that though. Good luck with your problems, i hope you figure it out.
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