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No one really talks about it but I think what you are lacking is our pro prescription drug culture. I have a minor ADHD that could easily be ignored or worked
by ghostbrainalpha 8y ago
No one really talks about it but I think what you are lacking is our pro prescription drug culture.
I have a minor ADHD that could easily be ignored or worked around. But to stay competitive as a programmer I felt that I needed to to have Adderall to keep up with my colleges. So I went to the therapist.
When I got promoted into a position where I was required to present to rooms of 50 people... I sucked. I'm terrible at public speaking. Is that an anxiety disorder, or just a personal weakness? I don't know but either way a trip to the doctor and a prescription of Xanax later and I'm great at talking to a big group.
I've been married for 5 years and the wife noticed we don't have the same type of relations that we used to. Saw a marriage counselor for a few visits and she suggested I see a different kind of therapist who could load me up with a little blue pill. Now marriage problems are gone too.
Is that gross to you? Do you think we shouldn't take a pill for everything? Because a part of me in the back of my head, is like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?". But the bigger part of brain is happy to go with flow. See a doctor for everything, and if I have doubts about the amount of medication I'm taking.... well, there is a pill to help with that too.
- WalterGR 8y agoYou didn’t see a “therapist” to get speed, downers, or penis pills. Therapists don’t prescribe medication. Psychiatrists, physicians, and other medical doctors (MDs) do. I think it’s disingenuous to link people going to therapists in order to talk through their problems with your medication-centered problem-solving approach, or with drug-seeking behavior.