Deadflow3r said:

Well as some of you know, any thread on being crazy is my kind of topic!

When I left my family behind in Massachusetts and moved to New Orleans I went by a different name and I knew no one there. Everyone I had known had left the city after Katrina (I myself had left before then, in 2002).

So not only was everyone new to me but they also didn't know or hear from any one that I had known in Massachusetts. None of them thought that I was crazy and I was no longer taking meds the doctors had perscribed. I made few if any enemies and was well liked and respected.

I honestly believe now it was in the best interest of a family member to make me feel crazy and to portray me to others as the "crazy one". Some people will purposely unnerve you. My drastic choice to leave everyone behind and move by myself to New Orleans was the best thing that I could have done. It showed me who I was and what I was made of and no one can take that away from me.

Are you off meds now?

I haven't read this whole thread, but can I say "at least"?

Didn't over half vote in that Bush hooligan? Twice?

PurpleJedi said:

Deadflow3r said:

Well as some of you know, any thread on being crazy is my kind of topic!

When I left my family behind in Massachusetts and moved to New Orleans I went by a different name and I knew no one there. Everyone I had known had left the city after Katrina (I myself had left before then, in 2002).

So not only was everyone new to me but they also didn't know or hear from any one that I had known in Massachusetts. None of them thought that I was crazy and I was no longer taking meds the doctors had perscribed. I made few if any enemies and was well liked and respected.

I honestly believe now it was in the best interest of a family member to make me feel crazy and to portray me to others as the "crazy one". Some people will purposely unnerve you. My drastic choice to leave everyone behind and move by myself to New Orleans was the best thing that I could have done. It showed me who I was and what I was made of and no one can take that away from me.

Are you off meds now?

Yes. When I went to my last psychiatrist appointment in New Orleans, he asked me how I was doing and I had no symptoms of depression or mania, despite not having any medications (which had been prescribed for me in Massachusetts) for a while. He gave me some samples and told me not to use them unless I felt like I needed them. He told me that I was most likely wrongly diagnosed. I had been through a great deal of trama from 2002 to 2007 when I had been diagnosed as having Bi-polar II. It was the situation that I found myself in that was crazy.

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nd33 said:

I haven't read this whole thread, but can I say "at least"?

Didn't over half vote in that Bush hooligan? Twice?

Deadflow3r said:

PurpleJedi said:

Are you off meds now?

Yes. When I went to my last psychiatrist appointment in New Orleans, he asked me how I was doing and I had no symptoms of depression or mania, despite not having any medications (which had been prescribed for me in Massachusetts) for a while. He gave me some samples and told me not to use them unless I felt like I needed them. He told me that I was most likely wrongly diagnosed. I had been through a great deal of trama from 2002 to 2007 when I had been diagnosed as having Bi-polar II. It was the situation that I found myself in that was crazy.

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Wow.

Incredible.

I hope that you keep progressing and getting your life back on track.

I don't know all Americans, but the European stereotype of an American is that of an obese or anorectic anxious and nervous person who's sole focus is money.



Fortunately I've learned from the org that is not the case.

At the moment I need medication to function.


I hope that later on, when I build myself a stable life I would love to experiment with getting of meds.


However, as long as my life is better with meds than without, I will choose the option that makes me function.


And I am working for the past few years on creating a life that suits me so well, that I don't need any meds to feel good, energized and strong.


I can say that I really did make a progress. However, I'm not there yet.



Don't be too judgemental when you don't know what you are talking about.

Timmy84 said:

morningsong said:

Mental is the new normal.

I think what is not covered is that mental abuse is definitely the norm and has been the norm in this country for centuries, it's just not discussed as much.

yep. just another excuse to jack you up on pills and charge you for the experience.