and isn’t here to give support.
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You cant help everyone. Some people do not want help or are beyond help or are not amenable to help as you see it. My opinion on your posts is that they are helpful but they are not going to make an impact on every one.
There seems to be a lot of actively ill/delusional posters, who are giving out unhelpful - and in my view, potentially harmful advice - feeding other peoples delusions.
They are ignoring the fact that medications can help the person - they have become the majority, and are not being very supportive
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I don’t expect to make an impact on everyone . However some people are not here to receive any help from anyone or to give any support to anyone. That goes against the ethos of a forum like this.
Ethos , ethics etc are political in nature. All I would say is i do not view this forum as a political forum or a lobbying force of any kind. People in admin may do so but that is not something that overly concerns me , personally speaking.
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Everyone is different and on a site like this you will find people looking for help, giving support, and then some who are just interested in the topics, some who are not even diagnosed with anything.
I have tried to give helpful advice at times based on things I have experienced and what a few others I’ve known in my life have experienced, backed by statistics on others who I do not know personally.
I may not take medication myself, and it is not non compliance - in fact it IS compliance with a psychiatrist. I do not rule out medication for everyone. I have surely run across more than a few people in my life that seemed completely out of it, and sometimes even dangerous without meds. On the other hand i have seen people misdiagnosed, or have the ability to function without meds despite a psychiatrist recommending meds. I have seen people stop meds after being nearly non functional on them and go on to become functional. It is quite possible these people would have been considered high functioning in the first place.
I realize not everyone is going to agree with some of the alternative treatments and preventative measures I’ve posted about, and that they may not work well for every single individual. They will however work for some… Yet in the same light not everyone will agree with psychiatry & medication…same things apply: They may not work well for every person but will work for some.
I’m just here to talk, honestly. It is some sort of reassurance that there are people like me, that I’m not totally alone in what I’m going through. Not specifically here to receive help nor to give it.
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Sometimes I request help and sometimes I give input. Everytime I’ve asked for advice this site has been very supportive. I don’t give a lot of input but I do read a fair amount of posts. Sometimes I just need someone to relate to…not to say that I’m seeking help. Once or maybe twice have I come across someone annoying but then I would just ignore them or I would stay away from the site for a while.
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