I might be wrong but unfortnately for me I dont trust Drs much. You sound like a poet.
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Not trying to be patronising at all.
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To me it sounds like this is a form of denial mixed with low self esteem.
Maybe you don’t feel like you suffer enough to have such a big diagnosis etc.
Just remember you wouldn’t have been diagnosed and medicated for no reason. Chances are the meds are working now and diminish your symptoms greatly (which is good). But as you seem to agree, if you stop taking your meds your symptoms are likely to return.
Maybe don’t be so harsh on yourself.
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Depends on the doctor for me. So I totally get it. Unfamiliar psych nurses and Drs I have a really hard time with. Medical doctors not so much. And thanks, being a poet is a high compliment in my book.
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I think ‘reality check’ was the wrong phrase for me to use. It’s more about looking at things as logically as I can. If I was merely socially dysfunctional would I be in my 49th year of being a psych patient? What does being on psych meds for nearly 50 years tell me given that contrary to MIA type propaganda meds for SMI aren’t doled out like jelly beans for children.
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This is exactly it. I never feel like I suffer enough to be like other SZ people. Like i don’t deserve the help I get for it. I suppose I have to realize that it’s not about the amount of suffering, it is about the symptoms. I will talk about this with pdoc. Thanks for making me realize how deep this goes.
This is another great point. Why would they be medicating me if I weren’t actually ill. Bam, they wouldn’t.
Another bit of logical thinking to keep in my pocket.
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