mental health poll

Contributor: LoveBug721 LoveBug721
Quote:
Originally posted by VanillaFreeSex
who sees a shrink?
who cares if you get the help you need
05/04/2012
Contributor: Azule Azule
Never had an issue worth it.
05/04/2012
Contributor: sweetpea12 sweetpea12
Quote:
Originally posted by VanillaFreeSex
who sees a shrink?
I have been seeing one for two years because I have really bad anxiety
05/08/2012
Contributor: VelvetDragon VelvetDragon
I'm not currently seeing anyone, but wouldn't mind it. It's been immensely character building in the past.

I am on medication. I am near-catatonic without it.
05/08/2012
Contributor: Thomas90 Thomas90
Yeahp, god myself a psychiatrist and im on medication
05/11/2012
Contributor: Terri69 Terri69
I used to go but not anymore,
05/11/2012
Contributor: Falsepast Falsepast
i don't
05/11/2012
Contributor: booyahshaka91 booyahshaka91
i go to therapy
07/06/2012
Contributor: Mrs.Intensity Mrs.Intensity
I did as a teen for family issues, but not anymore.
07/06/2012
Contributor: ksparkles16 ksparkles16
I used to...but I'm too broke now lol.
07/06/2012
Contributor: Danneh Danneh
I do during the school year- but I take summers off.
07/06/2012
Contributor: wes wes
never have
07/10/2012
Contributor: hyacinthgirl hyacinthgirl
Quote:
Originally posted by her angelness
not really sure how people benefit from shrinks. i haven't had a reason to see one yet.
Psychiatrists (as opposed to therapists) are trained doctors. They are licensed to give pills that can counteract chemical imbalances that cause depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc.

I am on Prozac for depression and struggles with eating disorders. I'm on an extremely low dose (one-third of the regular dose), but I ran out of pills for awhile, and was right back where I started, with the feeling miserable for no reason and the wanting to binge, purge, and starve myself. It's not a dependence on the pills: my brain is just not working just right - I'm not making or processing seratonin correctly. I get happy and sad just like anyone now, without sadness manifesting in an inescapable desire to violently punish myself.

I see a therapist because of my past history with eating disorders and said violent punishments. I was abused by my sister (physically and mentally), by my stepmother (mentally and emotionally), and then by a boyfriend/fiance (emotionally and sexually). I don't so much have baggage as I have a full-matching set of luggage. I talk to a therapist to try to come to terms with my past and learn coping strategies for my future, so I don't spend the rest of my life going "Oh, I failed at this, therefore I am not allowed to eat for the next three days, and if I do, I must throw it all back up".
07/11/2012
Contributor: hyacinthgirl hyacinthgirl
Quote:
Originally posted by catsin
I fired myself from my shrink. I don't believe in psychiatric medicine anymore. I believe our culture fills us full of lies that we depend on to provide us with answers to why we can't handle reality when in reality our culture can't ... more
I'm sorry, but that is victim-blaming advice. There is plenty of malpractice and oversight in the psychiatric industry, but people with mental illness can't just think themselves better.

My sister is an Impulsive Borderline Personality with a rage disorder, and she goes through periods where she is a danger to herself and everyone around her, especially when she's not on her medication. She went through years of anguish when she couldn't just pray herself better, because she was taught by a friend's church that mental illness was simply a lack of faith. She tried to kill herself over it multiple times, and more than one time her rage disorder made me sure that she was going to murder me. Not a little kid being afraid of their big sister being mad, not a bad temper, but really having to live in fear of my life because her mental illness was so severe that she could not control her actions at times. She's now on heavy medication and in serious therapy, which is necessary just to control her rage to the point that she is not dangerous.

I'm sorry you were misdiagnosed, but PLEASE do not advise people to go off their medication without discussing it with their doctors.
07/11/2012
Contributor: Equae Equae
I was seeing someone for a while, but she transferred places and I moved, so no more.
07/30/2012
Contributor: Sera26 Sera26
I love my therapist but my shrink was a jerk and he didn't like that I stood up to him and caught him in his hypocritical thinking. So he fired me. It sucks too because they are in the same building and I really like her but risk seeing him when I go. Plus he threatened to take her away from me which she even agreed with me was ridiculous. He also thought that the medicine that he had given me which had helped some should have had a miraculous effect instead. He also didn't understand why I didn't want to switch yet again after having had terrible side effects (including with the so called "safer" SSRIs).
07/30/2012
Contributor: geekkink geekkink
I have PTSD and OCD, and some other crap I am sure and at this point don't care about. I stopped getting help from shrinks because they pills they put me on for PTSD made me a robot.
08/02/2012
Contributor: thisisadeletedaccount thisisadeletedaccount
I go to as many free sessions as I can get through my college per school year. I don't have the funds to see a therapist otherwise, really.
08/11/2012
Contributor: Upyourreviews Upyourreviews
Quote:
Originally posted by VanillaFreeSex
who sees a shrink?
I really probably SHOULD have therapy for my disability (severe panic disorder) but it's so bad I can't even make it to the place. I at least got my meds!
08/11/2012
Contributor: kitty1949 kitty1949
I am on medication. I was seeing someone but I currently am not.
08/11/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
I don't one, but I probably should
08/12/2012
Contributor: FallFire FallFire
I have no problem saying that I see a therapist every-other week, and I see a psychiatrist every few months to get a refill on my prescription. I have a very high-stress career, and I'm prone to anxiety, depression, and OCD. A little bit of medication and counseling makes me a better-functioning person
08/12/2012
Contributor: Mhay64 Mhay64
I've been on medication for about 6 years, and I'm only 19 years old. I've been in therapy for even longer. Sighhh. But I must say, the combination of the two truly does wonders. I am finally stable, and in a happy relationship...as well as having wonderful sex. Tings really do get better!
08/16/2012
Contributor: LunaLuthor LunaLuthor
Quote:
Originally posted by VanillaFreeSex
who sees a shrink?
I need one
08/16/2012
Contributor: kims89 kims89
might need to
08/23/2012
Contributor: justme23 justme23
Quote:
Originally posted by VanillaFreeSex
who sees a shrink?
Just finished with mine, got some meds going.
08/23/2012
Contributor: VanillaFreeSex VanillaFreeSex
Quote:
Originally posted by PuddlePuppy
It's interesting to think that bipolar disorder is technically a terminal ilness.
it can be. but it doesn't have to be. as much as i hate meds when it comes to bipolar i feel medication is necessary. i have discontinued anti-depressants and anxiety meds. I would never willingly discontinue my bipolar med.
09/03/2012
Contributor: VanillaFreeSex VanillaFreeSex
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
I have heard that employers now look at insurance records and if you have been to a mental health professional, that can really hurt your chances of getting a job in certain fields...regardless of what that "shrink" visit was for. I find ... more
it's even worse if you are dx'd with a "personality" disorder. many insurance companies consider them to be untreatable. that's why bipolar is better than bpd on paper. I've also known people that have had ssri's technically prescribed for quitting smoking or things so that it didn't look like it was to treat depression.
09/03/2012
Contributor: VanillaFreeSex VanillaFreeSex
Quote:
Originally posted by hyacinthgirl
I'm sorry, but that is victim-blaming advice. There is plenty of malpractice and oversight in the psychiatric industry, but people with mental illness can't just think themselves better.

My sister is an Impulsive Borderline ... more
bpd can be seriously debilitating and dangerous. I'm sorry to hear your family is going through this. I agree that no one should ever advise anyone to go off of their meds. especially without doctor supervision. I have discontinued 2 of my 3 meds. It wasn't easy, it was scary, but it was right for me. The last med i'm on i would NEVER discontinue. I equate it to a diabetic not taking insulin. But i also have to watch my triggers, which i equate to a diabetic watching what they eat.

the church said that? that's horrible. makes me think of when they thought epilepsy was demon possession.

is she in DBT? they say it's much better than CBT for bpd.
09/03/2012
Contributor: tami tami
I take meds for depression,,,rotten child hood and a few other things but I am better with them than without
09/03/2012