So, back when I originally started this blog, I bashed the medications pretty bad - I called them evil, and said that they had to stop. Well, let's just say that was a bit over the top. As I said in my previous post, I fell off the wagon for a little while there, and I went into a pretty sharp decline. I ended up having to use the medications again, and I realize now that that is ok! Sometimes things just get so bad that we need something to "help us through" until we can find our way to a better place. Thank God for the medications! The only time that medications can become a problem is when they are used by themselves, and not in conjunction with counseling or something else to really address what the underlying problem is. For years, all I did was medicate the symptoms, but never dealt with the underlying issues. This is where I believe medications can be abused.
Who knows - I may just need the medications again some day, and that is ok. I know now that the main thing is to also talk things through with someone knowledgeable (like a counselor).
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