tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630603356200272670.post405855446944404675..comments2023-03-25T04:22:44.050-07:00Comments on The Secret Life of a Divorcee: We all take medicationLara Lakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02146967474183174325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630603356200272670.post-27479733481190493632011-06-13T05:37:43.593-07:002011-06-13T05:37:43.593-07:00Firstly, good luck!
Secondly, I am not divorced s...Firstly, good luck!<br /><br />Secondly, I am not divorced so my 4am cold sweats are related to completely different things...<br /><br />Thirdly, I think your point on "happy pills" is really interesting. A few years ago one of my relatives had some issues with depression and although wasn't in good shape retained enough perspective to say this "I'm taking the pills to give me the calm to solve the underlying problem". He was using mediciation for about 3 months.<br /><br />Fourthly (sounds rubbish compared with firstly but hey) I find the concept of self medication fascinating. It was something I only saw with a reasonable degree of clarity about 5 years ago and my road to damascus moment was realising that everyone in their way self medicates. I must confess I wish mine was those people who self medicate through working out, rather than through cigarettes, chinese take away and over priced cars. A friend of mine has this notion of an anxiety "rev counter" and that on any given day your revs vary depending on the amount of "stuff" that comes up - work, family, friends, relationships, vajazzling etc. If your anxiety revs are low (and your engine is just idling) then your propensity for self medicating is low however, for each bit of "stuff" that comes up your needle jumps a number and before you know it you're at the red line and self medicating feels like the only thing likely to maintain your sanity (cue cigarettes, chinese and a trip to the dealership)<br /><br />All this by way of saying, I enjoyed your post, although not divorced you're not the only one and I honestly wish you luck in reducing your self medicating. In the meantime, do you have a light?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com