tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post5325710540009485809..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Questions for ClinkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-81862464266654667462011-03-23T01:59:15.586-04:002011-03-23T01:59:15.586-04:00I really enjoyed this. Not that I don't enjoy...I really enjoyed this. Not that I don't enjoy Dinah, but it's refreshing to have Clink's perspective, too!Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-12272957519454578552011-03-22T01:00:56.900-04:002011-03-22T01:00:56.900-04:00I really enjoyed reading this post and found the q...I really enjoyed reading this post and found the questions to be very interesting. I too am concerned about the huge increase in the use of SSRI's, benzo's and other psych meds in our culture today. It seems that there is a pill for everything.. <br /><br />Have we as a society forgotten or become incapable of handling daily problems and stresses without the use of a pill or two, or three? <br />(FYI I'm not including serious mental health conditions in this post)<br /> <br />Perhaps our world is changing so fast that we're unable to keep up and the stresses of daily life become too overwhelming... <br /><br />Or maybe we're just being lulled into complacency by the world of big Pharma through it's bombardment of advertising and promised wellness with the latest and greatest new pill.... but at what cost to our health?<br /><br />Thanks for the great article..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-3347470096957427742011-03-21T11:35:32.792-04:002011-03-21T11:35:32.792-04:00Anon i, too, suffered 11 months with a Psychologi...Anon i, too, suffered 11 months with a Psychologist who KNEW i was suffering with severe depression and anxiety , as well as OCD, yet did not even bring up the idea of a Psychiatric consult. It was my first experience in therapy and i didn't know any better. i finally went to a Psychiatrist, who literally saved my life. i swore i would NEVER see a woman or a non-MD again. This was "back in the day", when most Psychiatrists actually did therapy. Sigh.tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121763456161256252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-12549477400782214352011-03-19T23:46:55.411-04:002011-03-19T23:46:55.411-04:00I think that stigma here is not the most important...I think that stigma here is not the most important part. Using mental health is a "reportable offense" to the state boards and might create problems in the futureDG95http://www.psychiatryfortworth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-48606237420147044522011-03-19T14:17:44.934-04:002011-03-19T14:17:44.934-04:00great post and very informational! I am one of tho...great post and very informational! I am one of those that for years went to my family Dr. for my anti-d's but also did CBT on the side with a psychologist. It was this recent episode - 6 months of Hell and working with my psychologist, that both he and I suspected that I had a bipolar mood disorder. I finally got in with a psychiatrist and the suspected diagnosis was confirmed... I wish that I had done it years earlier- met with a psychiatrist. I can't even tell you how many times I have white knuckled it, and waited for things to get better, even with therapy.<br />So in my case, the psychiatrist was not quick to throw meds at me. This Dr. spent 2 hours with me on the first visit and went over everything. It was a heck of a lot more than the 10-15 minutes that I got from my family Dr. I spent more time with the psych in one appt. than I do with the family Dr. in an entire year.<br />I was one of those that suffered for a long time... and now am doing better with the help of mood stabilizers. I still meet with the psychologist as well, and am working on managing my stress load - always a hard one for me - what's too much on your plate and what's not enough... always balance. I am also working on my diet and exercising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com