Are depression, ADHD, bipolar, etc., real?

BedHead
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:28:04 +0000

These things are as real as broken legs or cancer. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. Your dad has no idea.

A friend of mine from high school had a psychotic breakdown in college. If you saw him before (sane, very sane) and after (completely in a different world, out of his gourd), you’d know that what happened to him was as real as someone hitting him in the head with a baseball bat.

While doctors can be too quick these days to say that psychological issues only need medication to solve them, there are millions of people who are greatly helped by medication.

I don’t know how old you are, but when you are 18 or older, I know you have full rights to determine your own treatment. If you are in a situation where a medical doctor suggests medication, I would suggest not telling your dad and seriously following his/her recommendation – or at the very least getting a second opinion.

You’d be surprised how many people have been helped by medication. Even my friend from high school was.