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Originally Posted by Whispers
The most common thing anyone seems to say about anyone else has always been "You are nothing like I would have imagined you would be."
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This is so true. For example, I type in Ebonics at times; yet my speaking voice, not so much.
I wonder what that crock of shit DSM would peg me as.
I get that certain extreme/dangerous behaviors need medical help, but every little quirk is not a basis for drugging people and getting them hooked.
Often times people need to take better care of themselves with better sleep, nutrition, and water; also certainly social & lifestyle changes such as employment, and social affiliations. At most (for these simple quirks like depression shyness phobias ect) a physiatrist or therapist should focus on cognitive behavioral therapy and not pimping people to big pharma.
I have serious claustrophobia; while I'd prefere to be drugged up, I don't like the side effects of the drugs, so I just deal with it and try to overcome the discomfort. Everyone else on the plane seems to handle the close quarters just fine. Then again, the great majority of people in the U.S. are on some kind of psychotropic drug.
I know I might have put off a lot of the people who do use these drugs, but I assure you this is just a personal choice from experience. I happen to be the type of person who takes even a mild antibiotic and gets at least half of the side effects listed. This is why I don't like taking prescription drugs and avoid them at all cost.