longfacecase
05-09-2013, 04:16 PM
I'm sure everyone has gone through this in some way, weather a friend, family member or significant other is/was the focus..
There seems to always be someone or many people who are important to you but just dont understand what you go through and why you take medication.
How do you get their understanding?
In my case, my loved one does believe that I go through bad anxiety and depression episodes. But my loved one does not believe in medication. "antidepressants dont work, it makes no difference, it's in your head" "seroquel just turns your brain to putty, it doesnt help anxiety, it just zombies you" "you dont need ambien, just go to sleep" "just stop thinking about it so much" "snap out of it" "thinking about those things will drive you crazy, stop it" "you're making it worse" "i've been through just as much as you, if not worse" - such words can be so angering and damaging.
How do you get someone you care about to open their mind to you taking medicine? The person I care about has witnessed me go through attacks, major depression episodes, complete mental transformation right before their eyes and even direct positive response to medication and STILL they think it's just me getting over it and not the medicine helping. And when I'm doing really really bad, they make me feel guilty for taking my medicine (it is not their goal to make me feel guilty, but there "you dont need it" comments make my worrying 10x worse)
How can I make them see??
any personal stories on how you achieved understanding from a loved one would be SO helpful .. thank you.
There seems to always be someone or many people who are important to you but just dont understand what you go through and why you take medication.
How do you get their understanding?
In my case, my loved one does believe that I go through bad anxiety and depression episodes. But my loved one does not believe in medication. "antidepressants dont work, it makes no difference, it's in your head" "seroquel just turns your brain to putty, it doesnt help anxiety, it just zombies you" "you dont need ambien, just go to sleep" "just stop thinking about it so much" "snap out of it" "thinking about those things will drive you crazy, stop it" "you're making it worse" "i've been through just as much as you, if not worse" - such words can be so angering and damaging.
How do you get someone you care about to open their mind to you taking medicine? The person I care about has witnessed me go through attacks, major depression episodes, complete mental transformation right before their eyes and even direct positive response to medication and STILL they think it's just me getting over it and not the medicine helping. And when I'm doing really really bad, they make me feel guilty for taking my medicine (it is not their goal to make me feel guilty, but there "you dont need it" comments make my worrying 10x worse)
How can I make them see??
any personal stories on how you achieved understanding from a loved one would be SO helpful .. thank you.