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Denninmi

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5. Self medication with alcohol or other drugs is rampant.

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 07:22 PM

Jan 2013

Yet that is mostly accepted without much question. I personally don't drink, and I don't begrudge those who do responsibly, but people who abuse it for the purposes of not having to deal with their lives are definitely using it in a psychotropic (right word, right?) manner.

Seems that is accepted, SSRI's aren't, even though at some point half of the population, I believe I've read or been told, has taken Prozac or Paxil for some length of time.

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I think I understand the anti-psychiatry BS on DU, now [View all] Odin2005 Jan 2013 OP

That may be one element to it Tobin S. Jan 2013 #1

Yup. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #2

This also intersects what might be called myths about the strength of human fiber. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #4

Self medication with alcohol or other drugs is rampant. Denninmi Jan 2013 #5

Alcohol is really commonly abused, it's addictive and it increases impulsivity HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #6

character mopinko Jan 2013 #7

Yes, society gives us many narratives to fall back on... HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #8

Nice post Tobin S. Jan 2013 #9

Primitive me tama Jan 2013 #13

Thank you for posting that, it's fascinating and enlightening. Denninmi Jan 2013 #14

Thanks, Dennis tama Jan 2013 #15

I apologize for offending you, HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #16

No worries :) tama Jan 2013 #17

I've had a lot of success with my medication. Neoma Jan 2013 #3

A side effect of my interferon (chinese hamster ovaries) Downwinder Jan 2013 #10

Interesting. My roommate will start interferon soon for Hep C TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #11

My experience is that depression is an Downwinder Jan 2013 #12