Dear Colin, It's so weird that I've been listening to this very song all day today while working. I haven't pulled out my Turbulent Indigo CD for quite a while. It's an absolutely fantastic CD.
A friend's mother (who also became my friend) was prescribed Lithium back in the 70's for her depression. I came over one day to visit her and was blown away by the change in her personality. She was acting like she was living in slow motion. I have suffered from depression all of my life, but after seeing her and another ex-schoolmate on Thorazine, I swore that I would never take any pills. Even back then, I felt that they would be extremely bad for me personally. After reading your post, I now know that I was not wrong, at least for myself. It's hard to fight depression cold turkey, but I've done it for many years. One of the tricks I have recently learned is to drink a cup of coffee, especially after a bad night. For some reason, the chemicals in the brain go wacky and I have found that coffee helps my brain get back into gear. I've never admitted that I suffer from depression. I've seen how people are treated in the workplace when they admit a vulnerability such as depression or any type of dependency. They are treated like damaged goods and it is done in such a sneaky way, it's hard to prove. Now that I am no longer in the workplace, I can finally come to honest terms with what I have hidden for years. You guys are the first people I've admitted this to because you are my Jonilista family! Sherelle-NP Dave Koz-The Dance (Be Be Winans singing) In a message dated 10/17/2001 10:30:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Getting off was hell. other drugs for my Bipolar have caused me liver > trouble(cirrhosis) and heart probelms. Which is why I refuse to take > meds now. Many drugs, especially the psych drugs, cause bad side > effects-some casue brain damage and the damage can be permanent. I don't > think people fulyy understand the eeffect of these drugs nor the > suffering they cause to the person taking them. If they did, they might > not clamour for people with mental health probs to take them. eevn the > modern antui depressants like Prozac have serious side effects in some > people.
