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Stinking Thinking

June 24th 2008 19:12

Sometimes our thoughts consume us to the point where we don’t even realize that they are taking us to a place that only the subconscious knows. A place where time has stood still. We run these story lines through our head and things become bigger than life. The story runs in a negative direction and we can become delusional. That’s the way we can fool ourselves into thinking that things are a certain way. Because what you might think it is, it might really not be. That’s the game our thinking patterns play on us. And it always seems like we are the last to know. It is easy just to “sleep” and let our thinking go to places where no man has ever gone before. That is a very dangerous place to be, especially if you have depression or substance abuse. Negative thinking patterns are a normal human reaction, but it runs rampant in those that suffer from mental illness. It is a big part of the illness.

The term “Stinking Thinking” sounds real corny. It may bring back memories of the Saturday Night Live character, Stewart Smalley. Those that recall the silly self help character will remember his saying of, “Cause I am smart enough, good enough, and doggone it, people like me”!

The stinking thinking is a great example of how some of us can get. It can however turn some of us off and cause us to shut down. I know I did for years. Sometimes just the way something is presented can turn me off and the mind begins to close. It all depends upon how people “Bring it”!

But our thinking can be our worst enemy, sabotaging our lives and depriving ourselves of the good things in life. Relationships, jobs, and even a sense of hopelessness that can paralyze us. One way to get to understand the thinking is becoming aware of it. It will always be there, but with a little effort and perhaps a little counseling, we can get to a point where our thinking doesn’t run our lives.

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The Medication Maze (LINK)

June 3rd 2008 05:53

Medications can be a touchy subject.There is always the risk of side effects that seem to make you wonder if you really feel bad enough to go through the painful period of starting a new med,getting used to it,then realizing it isn't right for you,so you have to come off of it.Then you are prescribed another medication and you have to go through all that again.That's at least 8 weeks of pure volcanic hell.After a while you get to feel as though you got hit upside the head with a sledge hammer.I like to use the anology of a boxer getting knocked to his knees,then as he gains his balance and attempts to fight again,he is hit again.It is just like being on a therapeutic dose and having another attack of the depression so what happens? The medication level gets raised and you get knocked to your knees again.

Some medications seem to increase the depressive symptoms.it is difficult to determine if it is in fact,the depression. Or is it the medication?.
One of the ways to deal with this game is to make sure that you really need to be on
meds. The theory that depression usually starts because of some event.A loss of a loved one,loss of job,family,home.This can be looked at in some cases .For some, the depression has been there for a long time.It can change over time, it either gets better or worse or stays dormant.This is where you have to look deep down and see if you can work through it.The medications are so powerful,they can turn your life upside down.And if you have responsibilities that have to be met,they can make even the most simple tasks seem huge.
There are all kinds of meds that work on certain transmitters of the brain.There are different
parts of the brain that these meds are supposed to target.To be honest,it makes my head spin.All that we know is how we feel.Explaing about how or why or where these medications work does nothing.It can be a crap shoot.The field of psychiatry is complex and there are so many factors to take into consideration.Most doctors want to help but it might feel as though we are "rats" in an experiment.

In those times of darkness,when you don't know which way is up,think hard about what is going to make you feel better.The pain of the depression might not be as bad as the side effects,and that feeling of doing "The Thorazine Shuffle" all over again.