Posts by crimsonlynx12

Matthew Wilson50 said:I was just wondering what you all think about being antisocial—you know, people who just don't enjoy hanging out with others or going out on the town;

I’m 16 and a half now, and I’ve honestly never gone out to a club or even just grabbed a drink with friends. People still invite me whenever they go out, but I always turn them down. I guess I just don't find it appealing. I'm not really into smoking or drinking, and I don't particularly care for socializing like that. My parents give me a hard time sometimes, asking why I never want to go anywhere, lol, but I just don't feel comfortable in those settings. I can't really be myself there. I'd much rather stay home and watch a movie or something else.

So, is this normal? What’s your take on people like me? I know a lot of people don't really get why I am the way I am.

ps sorry if this is in the wrong section, I'm not quite sure where to post this.

Just live your life however feels right to you... for some people, being surrounded by a crowd is the norm, but for others, it simply isn't... just like how some people find an eight-hour workday perfectly fine while others don't... everyone is going to give you their own subjective take on it. Personally, I'm not much of a social butterfly; I actually find that I spend much higher quality time when I'm by myself... someone will inevitably tell you, "You know, it would be good for you to socialize more"... blah blah blah... but at the end of the day, the most important thing is doing what works for you....

slylynx79 said:For fifteen years, I was cycling through all sorts of—to put it mildly—psychotropic medications. It started with Melvil, and then followed a long, disorganized parade of Prozac, Xanax, Paxil, Faverin, Cerson, Misar, Effexor, Normabagel, Catapres, and so on... On top of all that, I was also taking Phemiton (which is a pure barbiturate) to manage epilepsy. Well, about two and a half months ago, I just stopped everything overnight—at my last stage, I was on Cerson, Effexor, Xanax, and Phemiton—and honestly, you wouldn't believe it, but I am alive. I know, it sounds a bit reckless; I could have easily suffered an epileptic seizure, a stroke, or even a heart attack, but luckily, I didn't. The only thing is, I am currently fighting a small battle with my primary condition, though that is a whole different story. What I really want to say is: stay away from those "scams." No one is ever going to save you unless you take matters into your own hands. Most of it is just the placebo effect, manipulation, and deception by the pharmaceutical industry—they make such beautiful profits off of you while poisoning you. To be perfectly honest, you aren't even truly yourself anymore. I am speaking from my own lived experience. After fifteen miserable years, I am finally searching for myself again—and I know it will be a long journey. Once they put you on psych meds, no psychiatrist is ever going to say, "Okay, you're doing great now; you can stop EVERYTHING." Don't wait for that moment; I waited fifteen years. You'll never see it coming. They will just swap one pill for another or add more to the mix. I've experienced both. Fortunately, my "ironclad" constitution handled it all remarkably well, including the sudden withdrawal. Now, I'm not exactly recommending this approach, but I've always been an "all or nothing" type of person. I just want to say: if I could go from seven pills a day to zero overnight, you certainly can too, given enough time. Sure, I had a fever for a month, but what is one month compared to fifteen years? I am still battling my mental health issues, but the physical crises are almost entirely gone.
Hi everyone, just stay brave. If I could do it, you can too. 🙂

I'm glad you're feeling better... but every body reacts differently. For a while, I was taking medication just so my family wouldn't worry... but if I had just thrown everything away and tried to live like a "normal" person, my illness would have spiraled out of control very quickly. I honestly don't think I've ever been worse than when I tried that. 😢

I have this neighbor who lives in the courtyard right next to mine. Her first name is Everyday, but her last name... well, let's just say it isn't exactly pleasant to hear... (it rhymes with "cluck")... It leads to some truly awkward situations when the local mailman decides to act like a total jerk—intentionally shouting her surname at the top of his lungs just to announce that her mail has arrived, right in front of the entire neighborhood. I can't help but think that she probably finds it just as mortifying now as she did when she was younger...😱

Kenneth Scott41 said:I feel like I’m hitting a brick wall with my doctors lately. It’s incredibly frustrating because they just keep prescribing these standard acetaminophen or tramadol pills for my pain, and honestly, I don't feel a single thing from them. 🙂 The reality is that I’m on methadone every day—which is morphine-based—so we’re talking about a completely different tier of potency compared to basic tramadol. It’s just simple logic, really; my system is calibrated to something much stronger, so these weaker options are practically placebo at this point. If I actually want some relief, I need something like morphine tablets—specifically MST. But apparently, my doctors have this misguided idea that morphine is only for end-of-life care or extreme trauma, as if you only need it when someone is literally ripping your fingernails out. I’m not trying to be difficult, but I can't figure out if I'm just failing to communicate effectively, or if there's some underlying bias where they think certain people shouldn't have access to these types of medications. Who knows? 🙂 I wish I could just hand them one methadone pill and one tramadol pill side-by-side so they could witness the massive gap in efficacy for themselves. They probably wouldn't even feel the tramadol! 🙂

Well, why not just pick up some morphine on the street? 🙂))) A simple solution... since they only prescribe it to people on their deathbeds.... and hey, you're already so used to taking heavy stuff, right?