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mental illness = weakness?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 412638" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well...that isn't true in all cases. There are many dysfunctional bipolar people, for example because they refuse to take medication. It can not be controlled any other way. It is useful, of course to also be in therapy, but therapy alone can not cure the mania and depression, just like diet alone can not stabilize most diabetics (although a good diet is useful). I take medications because it was the only route left and I was too sick not to do it (and it recurs each time I try to quit). I don't really want to hear from a non-psychiatrist that they know there is another way.If there was another way, we would be doing it.</p><p></p><p>Children can have mood disorders too, by the way. You are assuming that we all tried nothing else first...most of us have and it didn't work and our children could not function at home or in the community. Your son is still very young. Please...it is wrong to judge other people or to guess that we have not gone as far as you have before choosing to medicate our children (and PLEASE don't use the word drugs...it is offensive and in my opinion shows disdain). We are not drugging our children. We are trying to help them because they did not respond to anything else and some children need medication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 412638, member: 1550"] Well...that isn't true in all cases. There are many dysfunctional bipolar people, for example because they refuse to take medication. It can not be controlled any other way. It is useful, of course to also be in therapy, but therapy alone can not cure the mania and depression, just like diet alone can not stabilize most diabetics (although a good diet is useful). I take medications because it was the only route left and I was too sick not to do it (and it recurs each time I try to quit). I don't really want to hear from a non-psychiatrist that they know there is another way.If there was another way, we would be doing it. Children can have mood disorders too, by the way. You are assuming that we all tried nothing else first...most of us have and it didn't work and our children could not function at home or in the community. Your son is still very young. Please...it is wrong to judge other people or to guess that we have not gone as far as you have before choosing to medicate our children (and PLEASE don't use the word drugs...it is offensive and in my opinion shows disdain). We are not drugging our children. We are trying to help them because they did not respond to anything else and some children need medication. [/QUOTE]
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