Mental illness, drinking, and you

Lifer · Post by **Lifer** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:15 pm

Drugs are not the way to fix mental illness.

I was prescribed drugs for a mental defect when i was 10 years old and was on them until i was 17. They fucked with my weight, my sleep (insomniac for 10 years running), and my ability to function as a normal person without the drugs. Most Drugs that are prescribed for mental 'health' are highly adictive and easy to become dependent on.
I wouldn't suggest any drugs as a solution or mental problems unless the desired solution is complete sedation. Drugs change who a person is, and no one deserves that, no matter how crazy they are.
As cheesy as it is, the only thing that can help mental illness is love and support.

Drugs are not the answer

Ranger6 · Post by **Ranger6** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:34 am

zak · Post by **zak** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:30 pm

Ranger6 wrote:

I have to agree with Rangers point on the subject. So if you don't have to live with her, go for it.

Post by **Oggar** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:43 pm

You story reminds me of a crazy girl I knew in Colorado. It ended horribly but doesn't every relationship? It was fun while it lasted. A relationship is like getting drunk you're not really going to enjoy it if you're just thinking about the hangover the whole time.

Peripat · Post by **Peripat** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:23 pm

Oggar wrote:You story reminds me of a crazy girl I knew in Colorado. It ended horribly but doesn't every relationship? It was fun while it lasted. A relationship is like getting drunk you're not really going to enjoy it if you're just thinking about the hangover the whole time.

I think I just found my new sig.

I could comment more on this topic, but like the Libertarian thread... my good sense screams "stay away, stay away". So... erm, yeah.

zak · Post by **zak** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:48 pm

Peripat wrote:
Oggar wrote:You story reminds me of a crazy girl I knew in Colorado. It ended horribly but doesn't every relationship? It was fun while it lasted. A relationship is like getting drunk you're not really going to enjoy it if you're just thinking about the hangover the whole time.
I think I just found my new sig.

Oggar is good like that. My personal favorite is

Oggar wrote:Vodka, Bourbon, Whiskey, Gin, Tequila and Wine are fine but to me they all take a backseat to beer. Over 5000 breweries around the world cranking out upwards of 25,000 different beers. It's got more than flavor it's got legs, a body, a head, aroma, and character. At its best it's poetry in a glass. Beer is the friend you made on the first day of Kindergarten that still keeps in touch. Beer is the quiet drunk at the end of the bar. That uber-regular who's mere presence affirms the eternal nature of the universe. To Beer indeed.

but it won't fit into a signature.

instamattic · Post by **instamattic** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:09 pm

anyone worth knowing is a little bit cookoo. the undrunk "up with people" sorts that represent no issues really freak me out. I used to be a huge Northern Exposure fan. There was an episode (giggle) where Shelly was having halucinations. Chris, the resident hippie/DJ told her to go with the flow unless the (can't remember esactly) zombies were crawling up her leg.

So, let that freaky chik be freaky. Just be careful when she crawls up your leg. Especially, if she's dead.

Savage · Post by **Savage** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:51 pm

I am the poster girl for mental health, yet I know how to have a good time. You don't have to be crazy to enjoy yourself. I've never been/said anything/done anything/felt/been called crazy my entire life.

Really! I swear!

I like bourbon, too. 23 skiddoo and Calvin Coolidge too. Woo hoo!

:?

GSG · Post by **GSG** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:59 pm

I know some pretty boring fuck-ups and some cool and interesting people who are fine and vice versa. It's the personality that counts. If you make your unhinnged-ness the only thing about you that you project you're at risk of becoming a pain to know.

Drunk Tank · Post by **Drunk Tank** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:11 pm

Either I'm psychotic or have the common sense of a rodeo clown! Either way I think the booze helps balance me out...it dosn't help me forget that I'm crazy but it gives me a damn good excuse for acting the way I do. As for your lady friend I would have her stick to booze. One addiction is good but two is dangerous. And what pill can do for a person what lady liqure can?

WastelessPointOfTime · Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:06 pm

3DrinksAhead wrote:i used to be terrified of going insane. It seriously kept me up nights worrying. Then it finaly happened. i went seriously off the deep end. For awhile i was finding "surveilance devices" all around my house. But i allways smashed them up and flushed them down the toilet before i could prove it to anyone. Luckily, i never did anything TOO nuts, but i probably should have been locked up for a bit. Now im just a fucking loon. But i can keep it straight most of the time.

Hey, me too, only I found something so strange I still don't like to think about what it is. How I found it wedged in the back of a drawer that wasn't even used at the time is part of the crazy. The drawer told me it was there. Or something. My wife at the time did get worried, but I came down after a while. Now I just consider it the coolest trip ever, and having been that far gone is rather empowering in a way.

The Ralphing Pumpkin · Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:22 am

I wish I was crazy the time I found surveillance devices. A little perk from having a housemate who was going through a vicious divorce.

Savage · Post by **Savage** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:37 am

I'm not crazy. It's just that all of you are quite insane.

rune · Post by **rune** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:48 am

Nah, just momentary lapses of reason.

Jimmy&Guinney · Post by **Jimmy&Guinney** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:31 am

zak wrote:
Peripat wrote:
Oggar wrote:You story reminds me of a crazy girl I knew in Colorado. It ended horribly but doesn't every relationship? It was fun while it lasted. A relationship is like getting drunk you're not really going to enjoy it if you're just thinking about the hangover the whole time.
I think I just found my new sig.
Oggar is good like that. My personal favorite is
Oggar wrote:Vodka, Bourbon, Whiskey, Gin, Tequila and Wine are fine but to me they all take a backseat to beer. Over 5000 breweries around the world cranking out upwards of 25,000 different beers. It's got more than flavor it's got legs, a body, a head, aroma, and character. At its best it's poetry in a glass. Beer is the friend you made on the first day of Kindergarten that still keeps in touch. Beer is the quiet drunk at the end of the bar. That uber-regular who's mere presence affirms the eternal nature of the universe. To Beer indeed.
but it won't fit into a signature.

Absolutly. Without exageration one of the bests posts ever.