Mental Health Support

mopinko

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Wed Jan 2, 2013, 10:20 AM

Jan 2013

i think one of the really big things that people don't get is, like tobin said, about the brain and the mind. about that great free will most of us were told we had, even tho our will actually ends up controlling very little in our lives. about ideas being the basis of our actions, even tho our thoughts are such a tiny bit of reality sometimes.
sorta like no matter how many times eye witness id convicts the wrong person, it just tears at the fabric of reality for some people to admit that it is among the worst sorts of evidence. they just can't see how you can be living in a "reality" that is distorted. they can't get their heads around it.

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I think I understand the anti-psychiatry BS on DU, now [View all] Odin2005 Jan 2013 OP

That may be one element to it Tobin S. Jan 2013 #1

Yup. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #2

This also intersects what might be called myths about the strength of human fiber. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #4

Self medication with alcohol or other drugs is rampant. Denninmi Jan 2013 #5

Alcohol is really commonly abused, it's addictive and it increases impulsivity HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #6

character mopinko Jan 2013 #7

Yes, society gives us many narratives to fall back on... HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #8

Nice post Tobin S. Jan 2013 #9

Primitive me tama Jan 2013 #13

Thank you for posting that, it's fascinating and enlightening. Denninmi Jan 2013 #14

Thanks, Dennis tama Jan 2013 #15

I apologize for offending you, HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #16

No worries :) tama Jan 2013 #17

I've had a lot of success with my medication. Neoma Jan 2013 #3

A side effect of my interferon (chinese hamster ovaries) Downwinder Jan 2013 #10

Interesting. My roommate will start interferon soon for Hep C TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #11

My experience is that depression is an Downwinder Jan 2013 #12