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Psychiatrists are pushers (pg. 3)
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| chach |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psy-T
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psyt your a baller... |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psy-T
eh, c'mon, who has more control of his happiness and is generally happier, a man who spent a year meditating, or a man who spent a year on the most suitable medication developed? (with both being equally depressed before the year) |
you tell me. can positive thinking or meditating actually modify how the neural pathways of the brain function? ;) i am well aware of the effects of placebos in the medical field, but to argue we all possess the capacity to alter our biological make-up through the "power of the mind" is unsubstantiated bull. |
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| Sunsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
you tell me. can positive thinking or meditating actually modify how the neural pathways of the brain function? ;) i am well aware of the effects of placebos in the medical field, but to argue we all possess the capacity to alter our biological make-up through the "power of the mind" is unsubstantiated bull. |
True. It depends on the cause of depression. Was it biological or in the mind?
edit: Yea, your mind does actually have a physical effect on your brain. Not sure to what extent though. |
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| DrunkenMaster16 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
I had a friend that went to a psychiatrist and i got angry at her cause she bought what the doc said and she went on anti-depressants. I knew just by knowing her she wasnt clinically depressed. but whatever she goton the meds and styoped 2 months later cause they werent doing . I ended up teaching her a few things and her life did a complete 360. psychiatrists are bs. biochemical and med companies are manufacturers and doctors are their pushers. its big money. the truth is 90% of the time cases can be solved by understanding how ur mind works. but because doc's get huge incentives from these drug companies and theyre always so overbooked and the more ppl they see the more $$ they get, theyd rather just prescribe u the , push you out the door, collect their pay and drive home in their mercedes.
and thats the failure of our society. right there! we'd rather get paid big money by doing a half assed job and cutting corners. its the american way.
Quantity over quality....quantity over quality |
Truth... I was put on paxil after afew months I got really depressed, then prozac. Then I said "wait, I don't need thuis ." Then poped my 1st roll later that week :D
Its your mind, deal with it you own way. |
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| Psy-T |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
you tell me. can positive thinking or meditating actually modify how the neural pathways of the brain function? ;) i am well aware of the effects of placebos in the medical field, but to argue we all possess the capacity to alter our biological make-up through the "power of the mind" is unsubstantiated bull. |
doubtlessly the meditating fella. also, i wouldn't group positive thinking with meditation, especially in regards to changing neural pathways, an action i'm thoroughly convinced can be done via meditation, but not via positive thinking (or at the very most, to a much lower extent via positive thinking).
repeating actions creates new neural pathways, avoiding actions abolishes neural pathways (admittedly the latter takes longer). |
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| AnotherWay83 |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Considering it didn't cost me anything but the co-pay to get them, no, gullibility is not an issue here.
Completely serious.
The pills are Lexapro. I'm not going to take them. |
lol looks like we're in the exact same situation. currently im also on lexapro and the only reason i see my therapist is so he can write out the prescription. he spends maybe about 3-4 minutes with me and tells me the exact same he told me the last time, everytime. |
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psy-T
doubtlessly the meditating fella. also, i wouldn't group positive thinking with meditation, especially in regards to changing neural pathways, an action i'm thoroughly convinced can be done via meditation, but not via positive thinking (or at the very most, to a much lower extent via positive thinking).
repeating actions creates new neural pathways, avoiding actions abolishes neural pathways (admittedly the latter takes longer). |
The other problem is that (though both are usually present) no-one has a sure-fire way to tell whether someone's depression is mainly due to a physical neurological condition in their brain or just their emo way of dealing with problems - a habit they could be taught to change with some therapy. Though drugs may be helpful in the latter case too, the danger is that the drugs become the way the person deals with life permanently rather than just a tool to teach them to change their behavioural patterns.
I think that overzealous prescription of drugs as a solution to mental health problems, from depression, to ADD/ADHD etc is a real problem these days. I think people should first educate themselves about various forms of psychotherapy before they decide on a course of treatment (it also, hopefully, places them in a position where they can instantly tell whether a professional just wants to pump them or their kids full of pills and collect his payment).
Having said that if you are on the verge of suicide, drugs are a fantastic way to get you to a place where you can at least stop thinking about killing yourself and start considering your treatment options. |
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
They're more eager to sell their than "real" dealers are. :o |
Yes, and it is more in their interest to get you addicted than to actually make you better. Funny how that correlates with that the drugs they push actually do. |
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| Vivid Boy |
| dont drugs just trigger different things to be released in your body anyways? so who says u cant generate and release hormones/ urself |
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| Aquarian |
| I really don't understand people who go see psychiatrists and then whine that they gave them drugs. It's their freakin' job. If you don't want to get drugs go see some other kind of therapist. |
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| Krypton |
| my mom has vicodins, aderall xr's, weight-loss amphetamine derivatives, and other crazy . my mom is also a doctor!! |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
I really don't understand people who go see psychiatrists and then whine that they gave them drugs. It's their freakin' job. If you don't want to get drugs go see some other kind of therapist. |
I was commenting on the non-chalant attitude that some psychiatrists apparently have -- throw drugs at the person and send him on his way -- not at the simple fact that he gave me drugs, which is only to be expected. |
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