Posted by Rzip on February 11, 2001, at 9:56:25
In reply to Re: I put the wrong name on the post , posted by willow on February 11, 2001, at 0:39:57
Willow,
You are a very important poster. Dr. Bob in his article mentioned that all the "very important posters" get to have their name posted in the subject line.
> Have you tried any medications for this?
I do not believe in psychiatric medicines. Maybe in another 50 years or so (if I am still alive), I'll feel more confident about the medications. Right now, too little is known about the neurotransmitters. Just think antidepressive meds were only discovered 50 years ago.
In the 1950s, the drug reserpine was used to treat hypertension. However, the reason the drug worked was because it was depleting the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. As a result, people taking reserpine showed classical signs of major depression. So, that promoted scientists to recognize that neurotransmitters were indeed crucial to the onset of psychiatric disorders. Also, it made poeple realize that mood disorders are not predisposed to certain people's brains. I mean, here were these people with a somatic disorder (high BP), and they became depressed because of their neurotransmitter depletion. So, in the 1950-60s, scientists jumped for joy to finally discover certain brain systems that can be targeted for medical treatment.
In the recent decade, SSRIs are now able to target more specifically those presynaptic regions for serotonin reuptake. SSRI= Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. So, my case in point is that it is not very advanced medicine to be able to only target a neurotransmitter system. I mean so many pathways are linked to that presynaptic region (hence all the side effects). Case in point: I do not feel secure in taking psychiatric meds. I know that this is a bit long winded way of saying I do not trust P-meds.
> Once I started seeing the psych though I started to analyze everyone's motives. I think it was getting on people's nerves. :) I wonder if anyone else had done this, it was fun for awhile, like a new toy!
I know exactly what you mean. Ever since I started therapy, I have been kind of looking at those around me with the assumption that they all have some psychiatric imbalance. Once I figure out what those people lack (attention needy, power needy, lonliness, for instance), I find that I can interact with them a whole lot better by giving them leeways on those exact issues. Like if my boss is power seeking, I purposely give him a bit more power just to satisfy him (and so he can leave me alone).
> I start thinking of him as a friend, though in reality he really isn't. Does that make any sense?Yeah, I been there. I wanted my former therapist to be more friend so much that it ruined our therapeutic relationship. It is very dis-satisfying to realize that this person who connect so well to you internally and during sessions can not be your friend in the everyday sense. It is very sad. I find myself holding back in therapy now because I do not want to get my hopes up again.
- Rzip
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