Question:
If a man does not know what an apple pie is, he can slice the pie several
ways, and then label each section. After that, he feels he is an expert on
apple pies, even though he does not have any idea what the filling is.
The DSM IV is like that.
Answer:
I think biopsychiatrists have astonishingly little insight into human
behavior.
But they know their periodic tables.
I thought I tried to help you just yesterday, by replying to your CBT
question. I really was trying to help, but I guess you didnt take it that
way.
FYI, I have also said many times that I think people who want to take meds
should do so. I dont think I have criticized any individual here for making
that choice for themselves. I would also stick up for your right to do so,
even if I think they are harmful.
I have also posted full text articles from psychiatric and psychological
journals about bipolar research, theories, and related information.
And yes, I do complain about psychiatry and what psychiatric drugs in
general can do to many people, like my best friend who now apparently has
Tardive Dyskinesia and acts like an eggplant but without the intellectual
ability. People should know about that too, because it happens. If you dont
like that, it really isnt my fault
Lastly, I'm glad that you found medications that make you feel better but
that doesnt change the validity of my statement about psychiatrists in any
way. A person doesnt need to know any human nature to prescribe drugs. Its
possible that if you had found someone who understands people better many
years ago, you wouldnt have had to suffer so long, and maybe you wouldnt
have worsened all those years.
Yeah, ya got me on the generalization, but I dont need to be a mechanic to
know if a car runs or not
Anyway I understand that you are only seeing the negative these days. I used
to have many, many days like you described yesterday, and it sucks. I once
had about 700 of them in a row
You are distorting things again. Only an insensitive jerk would say "just
straighten yourself out" or "snap out of it" to someone in that condition,
and that is NOT what most people who advise caution when it comes to drugs
are saying. Not at all. Now you are oversimplifying the position, and its a
common tactic of the drug companies too. I have not seen many people here
say that. It takes years and years of hard work, many setbacks, and more
hard work, ( without drugs ) to learn to live without drugs, even if a
person isnt bipolar. It takes a complete change of lifestyle
Of course, I have never, ever told anyone here to stop taking their
medication.
When I log onto my University account again I will try to post some journal
articles on CBT use (with medications) in bipolar disorder and if you still
disagree that CBT can help people with bipolar disorder you can duke it out
with the authors.
