Posts by Amanda Morris3

During my period, I usually just stick to using a vibrator or I'll give one of my lesbian girlfriends a call to come over for some oral pleasure.😂

I honestly can't help but feel like Britney Spears might end up facing the exact same fate 😢
but I guess there isn't much anyone can do since you can't just force someone into a hospital if they don't want to go

I've always felt that being a bit of a pessimist is really just a way to build up a little shield against getting my hopes too high and ending up disappointed.
It seems like the optimists out there tend to take the biggest hits when things don't go their way.

Just pack your bags and head somewhere sunny, like South America, the Caribbean, Polynesia, or even Thailand, and just try to smile more. I honestly feel like the less money there is in a country, the more optimistic everyone stays, which definitely helps keep those depressive vibes at bay since money tends to change people for the worse. 😉

Personal freedom has to come first, honestly. Like I’ve said before, a partner isn't some little pet you own or someone you can just control—they're a free individual. I really don't buy the idea that people should stay together just for the kids, because let's be real, a child isn't going to be happy living in a house where their parents can't stand each other and spend all day fighting or throwing accusations. If you want peace for your kid, it's better to part ways amicably and try to stay friends.

Freedom, love, old habits, passion, emotions, finding middle ground... you just have to learn how to face it all. Nothing lasts forever, I suppose.
I'm dying to move to the States, but my girlfriend has zero interest in going... I guess that means our relationship is basically doomed from the jump, but hey, that's just life; love seems to have an expiration date these days.

That doesn't mean you should just walk away, though, much like how you wouldn't turn down a temporary job opportunity.
People chase this idea of eternal love at any cost, which usually just turns into being way too possessive. It's the kids who end up paying the highest price in those kinds of "love" stories...

Keloids tend to show up more frequently among Black Americans, but they almost never turn into something malignant, so there's really no need to worry about them becoming cancerous.

David Kern14 said:That’s true, but antidepressants aren't actually curing your hallucinations; they just make you feel better because of the meds. There isn't even a theoretical chance they'll change what's actually messing with your head—I'm talking about psychosis here, I don't know much about neuroses.

Which really brings us to two different ways of looking at psychiatry.

The old-school European style... which still seems to view Freud as if he were God, treating depression as a purely individual matter stemming from genetic predispositions or something similar.

Then there's the American approach... which recognizes that society plays a massive role in how people actually behave.

Personally, I think it’s much better to follow the American school of thought whenever possible... for instance, instead of just handing out meds, we might suggest someone struggling with depression take a break, travel somewhere far away, move to a new city, or just shake things up. But if those options aren't on the table, then we fall back on the European way and prescribe antidepressants.☕ Though, honestly, that older approach tends to lead to more relapses.

Jesse Brown5 said:Hi everyone!

I guess—well, it feels like (and it’s not just me, my whole family feels it too)—that one family member might have schizophrenia... the issue is, they would never agree to see a doctor or even think anything is wrong. It makes life incredibly difficult for the rest of us!
It's pretty contradictory; they're convinced they're someone special and that they're the only ones who deserve anything... they create all sorts of issues and look for problems where none exist. They can take some tiny little thing and turn it into a massive crisis in their own head, making it feel like the worst thing in the world. It can honestly ruin the mood for days while they stay furious...
What are the symptoms of schizophrenia? What is typical or always present? Is there any way to help someone who refuses treatment?? Has anyone dealt with something similar?? How did you realize you were struggling, or how did you notice a family member, friend, or even a partner had schizophrenia??
help!🤷

To me, this doesn't sound quite like schizophrenia; it sounds more like an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder...

schizophrenia symptoms >
+ (positive) > hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior
- (negative) > anhedonia, avolition, flat affect, alogia

Schizophrenia where positive symptoms predominate (like auditory hallucinations or persecutory delusions) generally has a better prognosis than schizophrenia dominated by negative symptoms (which can often mimic depression or cyclothymia, making a diagnosis much harder to pin down for a long time)

David Nelson74 said:Hey Dubravka. A few years back, everyone started obsessing over destigmatizing people with mental health issues, which is fine, I get it. But what about the psychiatrists? How much stigma do they actually deal with? Just imagine how exhausting that is for them. They spend years grinding through medical school just to help people, only to have half the population resent them. Every time someone mentions psychotherapy or suggests seeing a specialist, you see the same reaction: "A psychiatrist? What is he going to tell me, that he knows better? Who does he think he is?" People act like they're just going to take $67 and pretend to listen to you for an hour. Honestly, forget psychiatrists...
In a weird way, the doctors end up being the ones stigmatized!
Let's actually try helping the psychiatrists for once, so they don't have to face all this judgment from the public.!!!

I remember a friend telling me once that psych doctors pull in $10 $0.00 a month just by selling snake oil and blowing smoke. I told him straight up: look, Dr. Ivan Šain actually saved my life when he wouldn't let me rot in the asylum for a month and kept giving me shots because I was hell-bent on ending it all. So, people can cry all they want about the cost—it doesn't mean anything to me.

You're right, people act like there's a huge shame in seeing a psychiatrist, and then when things get really heavy, they end up committing suicide 🤷 😕 as if having depression or any other psychological condition or illness is somehow embarrassing? 😕

And honestly, we live in such an uneducated society that you really can't expect anything else... 😕
Laypeople don't have a clue what they're talking about; for example, they call people in a manic state schizophrenic 😂 which is like me calling a cabbage a type of fruit 🙄

David Kern14 said:Am I going blind or deaf? Because I definitely didn't see anything on ABC News about mental health patients hanging out in front of the Brooklyn facility.

My buddies actually suggested I transfer over to Brooklyn, but honestly, things are totally fine for me over in Queens.
I think it’s called Saint John now, right?
And I even had a buddy move from Rib over to Queens once.

The way I see it, mental illness is just like cancer: some people get eaten alive by it, some beat it, and for others, it just keeps coming back.

edit: I'm doing alright right now, but I know there'll be more ups and downs until the end.
That's just how it is, and I've made my peace with it.

True, though I really think having a strong sense of character and practicing a little autosuggestion can make a huge difference too.
I honestly think some people just let their illnesses linger because they secretly love having someone there to look after them. 😲
I’ve actually just recently managed to pull myself out of a really heavy depressive episode, though thankfully I didn't have to deal with any psychotic symptoms this time around.
Even without any antidepressants, I’ve somehow managed to block out the source of my depression by finally leaning into the things I actually love doing.
Honestly, once you've navigated through two or three heavy depressive episodes, you almost develop this strange kind of immunity, and when the darkness eventually rolls back in, you just find a way to pull yourself out on your own.
Antidepressants just kind of numb you out, but hey, at least they help you find a little bit of that positive headspace, right?

I was just wondering what everyone here is currently taking for their treatment, and specifically, is anyone else out there using quetiapine? 🙂
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redowl90 said:just because Moore managed once again to show how truly pathetic and miserable Americans can be.

I suppose it all depends on your perspective.
In the US, a doctor's monthly salary usually runs between $50,000 and $100,000 $0.00 which is about four to six times higher than the average income
while back home in the old country, you might see something like $5,000 to $10,000 $0.00 making it roughly equal to or even double the local average... I think there's still this lingering socialist mindset where people feel entitled to free healthcare, or they won't blink at paying $10 $0.00 for car insurance, but suddenly paying $10 $0.00 for health insurance feels totally unreasonable

In the States, hospitals are essentially designed to turn a profit and stay in the black, which is just the way capitalism works
whereas in most of Europe, hospitals are constantly struggling to stay afloat financially

You can't really expect instant results, since many in vivo tests—like those patch tests—usually take a day or two, maybe even three, before you start seeing any actual reactions...