“We” are the ones who’ve been pathologized (and not you and/or ones who prefer the medical model). “We” are the ones who -when we questioned the efficacy of pills we’ve taken passively for many years- were told (1) there is nothing else, and (2) no – we won’t help you try anything else – including even helping you with titrating off. “We” have been scorned by NAMI folks during peer-to-peer training for not supporting the “stay on your meds” routine. We are the ones denied access to IOP programs when we express unwillingness to consider medications. “We” are the ones who’ve sourced alternative treatments and found them very useful (and also never suggested by medicine). Yet “we” are the ones you scorn, because you align with the powers that be, while we have found flaws. So if you are uncomfortable knowing others find your status deeply troublesome … get a life. You were never the only fish in the sea despite your assumptions we never existed.
“We” are the ones who’ve been pathologized (and not you and/or ones who prefer the medical model). “We” are the ones who -when we questioned the efficacy of pills we’ve taken passively for many years- were told (1) there is nothing else, and (2) no – we won’t help you try anything else – including even helping you with titrating off. “We” have been scorned by NAMI folks during peer-to-peer training for not supporting the “stay on your meds” routine. We are the ones denied access to IOP programs when we express unwillingness to consider medications. “We” are the ones who’ve sourced alternative treatments and found them very useful (and also never suggested by medicine). Yet “we” are the ones you scorn, because you align with the powers that be, while we have found flaws. So if you are uncomfortable knowing others find your status deeply troublesome … get a life. You were never the only fish in the sea despite your assumptions we never existed.
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