It seems you have become the master of your fate and the (Reply #36)

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:56 AM

lunatica (37,396 posts)

36. It seems you have become the master of your fate and the

captain of your soul. It feels pretty good doesn't it? It's the hero's mythological journey that we must all travel.

We all have our dark side, our shadow side but pretending it's not there or covering it up with medication never works for those of us who aren't truly mentally ill. You're very brave.

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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
I no longer use antidepressants. [View all]	sibelian	Dec 2012	OP
This is very interesting, sibelian.	enough	Dec 2012	#1
I'm forty two.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#9
You're young yet, believe me!	enough	Dec 2012	#12
Acceptance :)	tama	Dec 2012	#2
Brava! what a beautiful and inspiring post	secondwind	Dec 2012	#3
Thank you!	sibelian	Dec 2012	#11
You did the right thing. A youthful outlook comes from the ignorance and inexperience of	Squinch	Dec 2012	#4
Thank you, Squinch.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#52
Good for you, but not for everyone	Susieville	Dec 2012	#5
I stopped some months ago, in March.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#15
I recently came to the same decision	DianeG5385	Dec 2012	#6
Kick n/t	Dalai_1	Dec 2012	#7
Listening to our bodies	pecwae	Dec 2012	#8
Thank you pecwae... and it may interest you to know that this whole process started with yoga...	sibelian	Dec 2012	#59
My w/d process began	pecwae	Jan 2013	#94
Being present with anxiety has helped me with a similar challenge	AllyCat	Dec 2012	#10
This is so important	lapislzi	Dec 2012	#13
Take care of yourself	ismnotwasm	Dec 2012	#14
Thank you.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#17
thank you	riverwalker	Dec 2012	#16
Thank you for the perspective.	Still Blue in PDX	Dec 2012	#18
It might be.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#39
"a dedication to difficult but worthwhile things for very little reward" = indeed. the scars are	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#68
Dark Night of the Soul	tama	Jan 2013	#99
That you tama,	sibelian	Jan 2013	#104
What I believe	tama	Jan 2013	#109
I think it is great you could do that	davidpdx	Dec 2012	#19
May I suggest to you and everyone else struggling with melancholia,	Jackpine Radical	Dec 2012	#33
thanks for the suggestion	NMDemDist2	Dec 2012	#72
I'm very happy for you	rox63	Dec 2012	#20
You are the judge.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#54
I think your on the right track! Life can be wonderful and terrible.	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#21
Thank you dustlawyer	sibelian	Dec 2012	#64
As I have gotten older and reflected more, I came to the understanding of who I am vs. what I want	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#89
Thank you for the excellent post.	tiredtoo	Dec 2012	#22
I'm very reassured to learn that I'm not the only one!	sibelian	Dec 2012	#56
As John and Yoko said...	MrMickeysMom	Dec 2012	#23
I find myself totally agreeing, I don't believe in those drugs.	joanbarnes	Dec 2012	#24
Well I'm doing okay... I'm not necessarily advocating my experience as a panacea...	sibelian	Dec 2012	#65
Dangerous	Ajaye	Dec 2012	#25
a quiet plus one	Buzz Clik	Dec 2012	#28
+1	progressoid	Dec 2012	#29
Yup	HERVEPA	Dec 2012	#34
"Do not encourage mentally ill people to stop appropriate treatment."	sibelian	Dec 2012	#40
She wasn't advocating anything for anyone	arthritisR_US	Dec 2012	#46
Thank You For Your Post	WiffenPoof	Dec 2012	#53
Oh, I wouldn't say that.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#57
THIS.	bettyellen	Dec 2012	#62
"Do not encourage mentally ill people to stop appropriate treatment." The poster didn't. Quite	HiPointDem	Dec 2012	#70
With respect, the tx has to be specific to each person.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#73
Great post.	Union Scribe	Dec 2012	#88
I used one for a period of a year and a half,	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#26
they've made an industry of pathologizing people	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#27
Huge incorrect generalization	HERVEPA	Dec 2012	#35
please disabuse me of my notions.	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#47
In many (most) cases, depression is caused by a chemical imbalance.	HERVEPA	Dec 2012	#91
when i was in my 20s	datasuspect	Jan 2013	#98
Glad it worked for you.	HERVEPA	Jan 2013	#100
So because that "worked" for you	nobodyspecial	Jan 2013	#107
"it should be the same for everyone."	sibelian	Jan 2013	#112
absolutely correct--mental health "professionals" are not to be trusted.	MindPilot	Dec 2012	#60
therapist = the rapist	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#75
or, in many people's cases, better.	HERVEPA	Jan 2013	#101
Not a good idea	PasadenaTrudy	Dec 2012	#30
No need, for me, I think.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#42
What we resist persists	Utopian Leftist	Dec 2012	#31
First, good luck, I hope it continues to work.	caseymoz	Dec 2012	#32
Hi caseymoz	sibelian	Dec 2012	#86
Hope you enjoy your trip.	caseymoz	Jan 2013	#92
Hiya.... warning.... wall. of. text.	sibelian	Jan 2013	#111
It seems you have become the master of your fate and the	lunatica	Dec 2012	#36
Thank you, lunatica.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#48
i wish you the best	samsingh	Dec 2012	#37
Thank you samsingh.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#66
yoga and especially hot yoga	samsingh	Dec 2012	#67
you might find this video of a former pharmaceutical representative interesting	green for victory	Dec 2012	#38
I have felt that yin and yang all my life	liberal_at_heart	Dec 2012	#41
This is an OP of a very healthy, evolving mind!	arthritisR_US	Dec 2012	#43
Good for you!	TM99	Dec 2012	#44
I wish I could do it but it will never happen	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#45
This all sounds truly dreadful, Robyn...	sibelian	Dec 2012	#50
And to you as well :)	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#69
Thanks for saying this.	distantearlywarning	Dec 2012	#49
This message was self-deleted by its author	get the red out	Dec 2012	#51
I do not like psychotropes for anybody.	ananda	Dec 2012	#55
Hmmmm. Difficult.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#63
I think most people who get as depressed as I do simply kill themselves.	hunter	Dec 2012	#58
That sounds very debilitating.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#61
You perfectly describe my hopes for my therapy patients.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#71
Thank you nolabear	sibelian	Jan 2013	#105
Cool	libodem	Dec 2012	#74
You shouldn't stop cold turkey.	musical_soul	Dec 2012	#76
Ancient history.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#78
That's good to hear.	musical_soul	Dec 2012	#80
SSRIs have an adverse impact on me.	David__77	Dec 2012	#77
Love your post!	KT2000	Dec 2012	#79
Good for you. To be on the safe side, maybe you should keep a journal	ecstatic	Dec 2012	#81
I think the information from Journal of	ohheckyeah	Dec 2012	#82
interesting that you were prescribed ssri's as a sleep aid. what was the medical rationale for	HiPointDem	Jan 2013	#93
It was a couple of months after I had back surgery.	ohheckyeah	Jan 2013	#97
Very interesting. May I ask a question?	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#83
I hope you don't mind if I have a think and come back to your post.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#85
Ha! Of course not, sibelian. Please have a fun and safe trip =) ! Oh, and happy new year! eom	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#87
Hi chisolmtraildem	sibelian	Jan 2013	#103
Thank you so much, sibelian, for	ChisolmTrailDem	Jan 2013	#110
All well and good, but pay attention to physical symptoms as well	TexasBushwhacker	Dec 2012	#84
Plus multi-trillion!	BeHereNow	Dec 2012	#90
That was so cool !!	nolabels	Jan 2013	#95
Addendum: the gene sapolsky talks about at the end is 5-htt. after more research it turns	HiPointDem	Jan 2013	#96
Good Luck!	MFM008	Jan 2013	#102
I have avoided antidepressants for the same reason. I am supposed to be sad.	dawg	Jan 2013	#106
Well...	sibelian	Jan 2013	#108

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