An Unquiet Mind by Kay R. Jamison
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As you respond to the questions and postings related to the book you are reading, keep in mind that all blog postings will be monitored. If you use inappropriate language you will be reported.
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8/6/13
Kay's medication and psychotherapy
In the beginning of Kay's struggle with manic-depression she tries to handle everything on her own and does not think she needs medicine and therapy. She did not believe she had the illness even after reading about it in her work. After her mental breakdown, she realizes the medication along with therapy is the best solution to control it. She gives good advice to readers that medication is not always a bad thing and will help dramatically along with therapy.
3 comments:
I agree with your post!! In everyday life medication may be the best thing for people, but in todays world everything is stereotyped. As, soon as you mention your on medication especially for manic-depression you can see the expressions on peoples faces that don't understand. They look at you like you have the plague.
I agree with your post and how medication does help some people. Everyday many people are facing an illness. Some people choose whether or not they want to take medication to make them better. Some medications help people feel relieved and calmer than facing everyday challenges with their illness they are battling. I also agree that today many people are judged on what they do, but many people don't understand how people feel unless they are put into that person's situation.
I completely agree with your post. When it comes to medicine, with different illnesses people think and act differently depending on the disorder. For example, if the illness is diabetes, the person cannot control if they have it or not, they are born with it, so people sympathize with them. But, if a person has a mental disorder such as anxiety of manic depression in Kay's case, people can make assumptions and look and treat people differently. As Ashley said, "many people don't understand how people feel unless they are put into that person's situation."
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