The difference between you and Grins is the blanket statement of deciding what's best for everyone.....without having been there yourself. I DO take quite a BIT of offense from someone who...without having been there......tells me how to deal with something he's never encountered. You don't have the slightest idea how damaging that mentality is and WAS to me and those like myself or, perhap, Gandalf....who's been listening to that kind of crap for years. Where has it gotten hiim......a LONG time of illness and unhappiness....by his own admission. HE STILL feels guilty that he takes these meds to feel "normal" which I find not only sad, but very unnecessary. Misinformed and untrue veiws like Grins' do not help anyone in ANY WAY. That's where this post started, is it not?

That kind of ignorance IS as damaging to people as much as being racist, against gay people or whatever your issue is. By allowing a blanket (in my opinion) untruth about these (also in my opinion) LIFE-SAVING medications is not something I can keep quiet about with a clear conscience.

I may sound mean and except for Mr Grins I don't mean to be. This is my heartfelt view......from someone who's been there AND will be there my whole life.

And for one last tidbit....I've been in my share of mental hospitals when I was young. Do you know what medication they gave me for my depression? Stelazine......a variation of Thorazine....for someone who's depressed. They give a downer med.(this was many years ago) Boy that sure helped my depression let me tell you, ha ha. So I've had my own share of bed experiences with meds. Mental health has come a LONG way since then so when I hear uniformed and untrue statements by those who don't have a clue........yes....it angers me.