Are you diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses?

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Yes I do. I’m not comfortable listing them all out, honestly. They do make a difference in treatment because certain methods work better for some than others. Some can be treated through talk therapy, some through medication and others through lifestyle changes. Lithium didn’t work for me- it almost killed me. I had to ride the med merry-go-round for about ten years. So, for me, I don’t feel that the doctors were using the illnesses as an excuse to give me tons of scripts. Doctors don’t get paid by how much they prescribe- the drug companies do. I do blame the FDA and drug companies for pushing through drugs that have no large group long-term studies to them. The doctors though? They were just trying to help the only way they could- they were psychiatrists so that’s what they did. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Story..story… hmmm I view it as different branches on my tree. Some limbs need to be cut off, others can be mended. Because some lower limbs were cut poorly, other ones grew to take their place. It’s not a perfect tree- but it’s mine.

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