It would be easy to make a funny video mocking Twitter, but that one didn't even make me chuckle.
And I think they're doing it wrong. If the only thing on Twitter were people's mundane "I'm having soup" tweets, then no one would use it. I've found job interviews, met friends, learned a lot about new topics and, yes, wasted some time on Twitter.
To the haters, I get it. I also don't use a lot of social media services. But you know what? All you have to do is not use it. No one's forcing you.
'Talking about depression, my wife has a motto: “Don’t get depressed, get angry instead!”'
I know you're kidding, but this assumes that people with depression have a choice.
There's a big difference between being "blue" after trauma or stress (a natural and healthy reaction) and being clinically depressed for years on end.
Too many people are prescribed medication to cure "the blues", I agree. But for some of us, certain mind medications act as insulin does for a diabetic: there is simply something "wrong" in the brain that causes the mind to work in a way that is not conducive to a fulfilling life.
For the record, I'm on high doses of escitalopram for uncontrollable panic attacks (with either no or completely irrational external stimuli) and a low dose of bupropion for depression that lasted for most of my pre-medicated adult life, again with no or irrational external stimuli.
Before the medication, life was simply misery, pain and fear. With it, I feel as I imagine a healthy person feels without drugs. I'm sad when there are things to be sad about and afraid when there's something to be frightened of, but I don't constantly sit in the dark in my room alternately hyperventilating and crying for no reason whatsoever with pain in my chest similar to a heart attack.
I am a strong advocate for people to *not* take medications when they're simply reacting to life situations. I always shudder when someone says something like, "oh, the doctor prescribed Lexapro because I was having trouble dealing with a break-up". Not only is this harmful to the person who doesn't truly need the medication, but it also creates the impression that those of us with serious psychiatric disorders are simply too weak to deal with them like the rest of you do.
Oh, and also for the record, I'd like to punch Tom Cruise square in the face. :D
And I think they're doing it wrong. If the only thing on Twitter were people's mundane "I'm having soup" tweets, then no one would use it. I've found job interviews, met friends, learned a lot about new topics and, yes, wasted some time on Twitter.
To the haters, I get it. I also don't use a lot of social media services. But you know what? All you have to do is not use it. No one's forcing you.
I know you're kidding, but this assumes that people with depression have a choice.
There's a big difference between being "blue" after trauma or stress (a natural and healthy reaction) and being clinically depressed for years on end.
Too many people are prescribed medication to cure "the blues", I agree. But for some of us, certain mind medications act as insulin does for a diabetic: there is simply something "wrong" in the brain that causes the mind to work in a way that is not conducive to a fulfilling life.
For the record, I'm on high doses of escitalopram for uncontrollable panic attacks (with either no or completely irrational external stimuli) and a low dose of bupropion for depression that lasted for most of my pre-medicated adult life, again with no or irrational external stimuli.
Before the medication, life was simply misery, pain and fear. With it, I feel as I imagine a healthy person feels without drugs. I'm sad when there are things to be sad about and afraid when there's something to be frightened of, but I don't constantly sit in the dark in my room alternately hyperventilating and crying for no reason whatsoever with pain in my chest similar to a heart attack.
I am a strong advocate for people to *not* take medications when they're simply reacting to life situations. I always shudder when someone says something like, "oh, the doctor prescribed Lexapro because I was having trouble dealing with a break-up". Not only is this harmful to the person who doesn't truly need the medication, but it also creates the impression that those of us with serious psychiatric disorders are simply too weak to deal with them like the rest of you do.
Oh, and also for the record, I'd like to punch Tom Cruise square in the face. :D