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[__ Prayer __] psychiatry isn't all bad
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I had a long post (yes, yet another one) about the pros and cons of Mental Health, Inc. Thing is...I've seen the worst (I hope) that mental health, inc. has to offer. I say I hope its the worst because...well...if it gets much worse than that...I don't know how anybody would live to tell the tale, lol.
My current counselor is a Born Again Christian, masters of divinity, etc. Good man. Counseling isn't his main job. Its a public/community health clinic, and he does a lot of administrative stuff with the different branches of the outpatient clinics, the local state-funded hospital, etc. I think that helps...he's dedicated not so much to psychobabble as to the genuine mission of the clinic: the recovery model.
But, yeah...the worst I've seen is bad. Involuntary shock treatments. Being allowed to OD on a valium-type drug and wet the bed, no treatment for the OD. Being picked on in public by an ex-shrink. Straight up lies in my records ("fakes symptoms," "glamorizes mental illness," etc.).
And yet...what I see now is...hope. I take a lil cocktail. 4 meds, lol. I asked the Dr. about dropping 1, but...no dice just yet :-( . Anyway...the meds work, counseling is going well, and I'm actually--gasp--recovering. I think its worth noting that my "recovery" didn't start until after I got saved. Funny how that works...
I'm glad you've found a counselor who works well with you, and I'm also glad you only go 1x per month. I think that's a good frequency, personally.
My current counselor is a Born Again Christian, masters of divinity, etc. Good man. Counseling isn't his main job. Its a public/community health clinic, and he does a lot of administrative stuff with the different branches of the outpatient clinics, the local state-funded hospital, etc. I think that helps...he's dedicated not so much to psychobabble as to the genuine mission of the clinic: the recovery model.
But, yeah...the worst I've seen is bad. Involuntary shock treatments. Being allowed to OD on a valium-type drug and wet the bed, no treatment for the OD. Being picked on in public by an ex-shrink. Straight up lies in my records ("fakes symptoms," "glamorizes mental illness," etc.).
And yet...what I see now is...hope. I take a lil cocktail. 4 meds, lol. I asked the Dr. about dropping 1, but...no dice just yet :-( . Anyway...the meds work, counseling is going well, and I'm actually--gasp--recovering. I think its worth noting that my "recovery" didn't start until after I got saved. Funny how that works...
I'm glad you've found a counselor who works well with you, and I'm also glad you only go 1x per month. I think that's a good frequency, personally.
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I wish my former daughter-in-law had a follow-up with her doctor once a month. She was manic/depressive (bi-polar), and as long as she was on her meds, she was a wonderful woman. But every time she felt she was 'fine' and could take control of her situation, and thereby stopping the meds, she would have episodes that turned her into someone none of us knew. Very sad.
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