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I don’t think anyone really knows if other people experience anything that is similar. I go back and forth on that a lot. But in terms of medicalizing things,
by mruts 7y ago
I don’t think anyone really knows if other people experience anything that is similar. I go back and forth on that a lot.
But in terms of medicalizing things, who cares if it’s normal. It’s not about being normal, it’s about being better. I get prescribed a lot more medication than I need. I don’t take it often, but I like the options having anti-depressants, sleeping pills, stimulants, and anti-anxiety medication provide. Wirh it I have the ability to easily control my mental and physical state depending on I want to feel and what is required of me.
Do I need to crush code for 48 hours? No problem. Sleeping on a plane, no problem. Etc etc.
Not saying this would work for everyone, and if I took the time, maybe I could use meditation or whatever to achieve the same results. But I’m busy and have things to do, I suppose.
- throwaway55254 7y agoBetter living through chemistry. Not at all what I was thinking when I wrote this post, but I love this take on it. I think if that is truly the drive behind the medicalisation of every day life we would be better off dropping the facade just allow people to live their best life through chemical augmentation, if they so desire. My mind takes the wide application of this to a scary dystopian conclusion, but perhaps it doesn't have to be this way. Or conversely perhaps we are already there.
- AstralStorm 7y agoThe thing is most people do not have the necessary critical thinking education, chemistry and biology knowledge to even approach taking random untested formulations for any reason, much less for prolonged time. Even medicine oftentimes lacks reliable data for specific case or long term use...