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Unidentified Hacker,
I left you an email and I've had time to rethink my advice. I don't think you're dangerous, but I do think that if your racing thoughts and other symptoms continue, it may be time to seek help quickly, more quickly than just a medication change. I would encourage you not to let fears keep you from seeking hospitalization, it can be a port in the storm, a place to stabilize.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 24, 2004 at 8:47 PM
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That's why I told you it was my idea and it's an order! :)
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on November 24, 2004 at 3:59 PM
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Oh, and I'll be sure to let my doctor know you sent me ;)
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 24, 2004 at 3:50 PM
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Scriber and Klara
Ahh I see what you're saying scriber. I should make it clear that it was not watching the beheading that was harmful; it was my thinking about it over and over again. And, seeing as how I can get into these thought loops with images that I've never seen, only imagined in my head, I suppose it doesn't matter whether or not I had seen the beheading; my imagination would have come up with some other situation for me to get lost in. I don't think everyone should watch another person die, I just think that death shouldn't disturb us. And Klara, it most certainly is somethin I need to do, it's just making myself do it that's sometimes tough.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 24, 2004 at 3:46 PM
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My point is if it's avoidable, and harmful, then it's common sense to avoid
it if possible. Watching a beheading is avoidable.
posted by
scriber
on November 24, 2004 at 3:36 PM
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You do need to look into that, UH. I know yours is not working.
I don't know what you've tried, or where you live, but there are newer drugs out now for "resistant" types and maybe this would improve your quality of life. You're a young man, and should have more quality of life. Bring this up to the good doctor, ok? Tell him I told you to say this!!!!
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on November 24, 2004 at 3:35 PM
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Klara and Rachel, I'm glad to hear you don't think I'm dangerous =). And Klara, it does seem like it's time to switch medications perhaps, I guess at this point I'm trying to see if a higher dosage will be more effective in the next week or so. But if not, I'll tell the doctor I need to try something else. And Scriber, it's actually quite an amazing thing. While I'm not one to get off on violence or anything like that, it's interesting how watching another human being die can cause you such great emotions. It's something that is so natural, yet we never see. Death, that is, not beheadings.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 24, 2004 at 3:32 PM
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this may surprise people, but i've never seen a beheading on TV or anywhere
posted by
scriber
on November 24, 2004 at 3:25 PM
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I've never thought you dangerous in any way, UH. You know that.
But I'll be honest, your medication is not doing the job it should. If the person you're seeing now can't make your life more bearable than this, you need to keep looking until you find one that will.
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on November 24, 2004 at 3:21 PM
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Interesting...
I don't think you're dangerous. Just from what you write here, I think it's obvious that while you've got some differences, you're far from dangerous. :)
posted by
RachelAnna
on November 24, 2004 at 3:17 PM
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