3 ms·

Why can't you see a doctor about your anxiety?

• mindslight 12y ago
  Why should he have to?
  • KC8ZKF 12y ago
    It was a question, not a suggestion or an argument. However, if I was suffering anxiety, or any other disorder, to the point where I wanted to take medication, I would see a doctor. I would not trust myself to diagnose myself, let alone prescribe a course of treatment.
    • mindslight 12y ago
      The question has some pretty strong assumptions, and OP should not have to justify why he doesn't wish to spend resources to be analyzed by a government agent to obtain medication he wants. Depending on severity, OP may be stupid in this desire. But it is one's right to make stupid decisions for themselves, and produces better long-term outcomes than binding people to the stupid decisions of others. Does your distrust of yourself mean you abstain from caffeine (for alertness) and alcohol (for social disinhibition), etc?
      • KC8ZKF 12y ago
        I'm not treating a disorder when I drink coffee or a bourbon. And again, I was not asking anybody to justify anything. You read some "strong assumptions" into my question, Ms. Rand.
• jotm 12y ago
  I'm abroad most of the time. Sure, I could go see a local doctor, but it would be much easier if I could just get the medication I need (and know to be working based on previous prescription) instead of wasting time and practically begging a doctor for those specific pills. From experience, shrinks will prescribe whatever they want instead of what I ask for, since they know better and I'm a dumb foreigner who can't even explain things properly.