DJ, I'm glad you feel cured. And, of course, drugs have always been with us. From the shaman to thepharmacist. It makes good business. Sometimes, it may help the quality of life for the one partaking. We all have our views on this.
The main thing I noted in your post, and, while not exactly a criticism, it is a clear observation...you seem to have little empathy for others who either have not received professional help or select a different road than the one you took. Now, this is only my guess, but the kid involved seemed to feel like an outsider. While such angst is common at this age, I would guess that more empathetical interaction with him...and the millions who are similar, would at the very least not hurt. On Mar 12, 10:05 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:59 PM, ornamentalmind > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Psychosis abounds...and, when societies hold their own in little > > respect, such a view is returned. Currently, much in the west ignores > > the common good....so, none of this is accidental. > > I wonder how long it'll be before it's revealed he grew up on Ritalin? > Or some other brain warping stimulant. I really really hope you are > wrong orn, about psychosis being common. More common now, certainly, > with all the drug companies and psychiatrists making serious bank off > weak people. I've had a few rough patches in my life and even tried > therapy(hey, you get desperate and you'll do anything). What I > learned is most mental problems come from lack of control. Either > self or just your perceived lack of control over your own life. I had > to learn some discipline and take responsibility for what's mine and > set some goals and start achieving them. Not easy but just making > plans made me feel better and when I started seeing some positive > results from my efforts it got better and better. The answer for me > is to stay busy and focused. Ever noticed these crazies almost always > don't have a job or the job they have is a really crappy one? They > are very unhappy people that feel they don't have any control over > their lives. > > By the way, just for the record, at no time did I feel the need to go > on a shooting rampage. I wonder if I had cried and whined loud and > long enough if I could have gotten some of those crazy drugs the > shrinks give depressed people. I wonder if these drugs would have > helped me feel better without me having to work so hard to make things > right. Then I really wouldn't have solved my problems(or at least > alleviated them) I would have just made it easier for me to live with > them. This hardly seems the appropriate answer. > > I feel great sympathy for the victims and their families. It must be > devastating. I hope they get professional help more along the lines > of life coaching then pumping them full of Thorazine. I had a good > therapist. She cured me so I don't have to go see her anymore. I > hope they get one just as good as I had. > > dj --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
