tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1088233824286498941..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: America Leads the World in Mental IllnessStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42674292157210232782011-10-06T08:45:12.021-07:002011-10-06T08:45:12.021-07:00Thank you, Webutante. I hope everyone takes the ti...Thank you, Webutante. I hope everyone takes the time to read your own excellent blog.<br /><br />And thanks for the kind words, Frank. I am only surprised to find that any insurance company is still paying for 5 times a week therapy.<br /><br />Many years ago the federal government insurance in Washington, DC decided that it would pay for five times a week therapy. This caused large numbers of psychoanalysts to relocate to Washington. Eventually, the insurance company caught on and put an end to the practice.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-37830331607490699632011-10-06T08:20:49.064-07:002011-10-06T08:20:49.064-07:00Mr. Scheiderman,
I discovered your blog a few mon...Mr. Scheiderman,<br /><br />I discovered your blog a few months ago and it quickly became daily de rigeur reading (with apologies for the lame alliteration).<br /><br />Allow me to offer another example. My neighbor is an elementary school principal. An accomplished woman, respected in her field, well-liked, etc. I've known for years that she conferred with a therapist, but only recently learned that she sees this person DAILY. Think about this - this therapist created another dependency so that this woman alledgedly cannot function without seeing him/her every day. Really? REALLY? And of course, the County medical pays for it all but that is for another discussion.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-28834101091534179572011-10-06T06:57:37.772-07:002011-10-06T06:57:37.772-07:00This is an outstanding post. Thank you! I do bel...This is an outstanding post. Thank you! I do believe there are a few modalities of therapy that can give us some new tools for bringing us back to reality and learning to deal with this most imperfect world rather than escaping from it through fantasy and drugs, but they are few and far between and can be extremely painful because they force us back on ourselves!<br /><br />Anyway thank you!Webutantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139954791621532194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-35231094921946037012011-10-06T05:13:27.167-07:002011-10-06T05:13:27.167-07:00Thank you, Katie Lee. I very much appreciate havin...Thank you, Katie Lee. I very much appreciate having first-hand testimony to the effects that our psychiatrically-correct drug culture has done to everyday people in this country.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-61610145242863449682011-10-05T18:40:13.600-07:002011-10-05T18:40:13.600-07:00Very good blog. And more than an element of truth,...Very good blog. And more than an element of truth, I think.<br />Walton even hints at the intriguing possibility that the availability of different options might be causing the increased demand for service.~~everybody wants a happy pill rather than deal with anything. I literally had a psychiatrist say to me (over the top happily I might add) that she wanted her client to try this pill (he was on 3-4 others), because it<br />would make him feel wonderful!<br />I have three sisters who have a history of illicit drug abuse...they liked how it made them feel, they felt great, invincible.<br />Now 20 + years down the road, they get them legally. They discuss their meds and how this one weighs against that. They take them til they're happy. Nothing bothers them. Nothing. And when it does they adjust their meds.<br /> One will just take another pill if she starts feeling anxious, until she is literally skipping down the street. Picture 5'3" 200 pounds and 44 yrs old doing this...but she's happy. In short, we have the same behaviors as 20 years ago, but their dealers are licensed to prescribe. <br />I will accept that there are those that are truly mentally ill. But I think many just don't want to, or can't deal with the ups and downs of life. They think, and you allude to, life is always up.And if it's not,it needs to be. <br />I look back at my Father who, though he was there when needed, would often say, 'You made your bed...' He left it in my lap, and expected me to either fix it (and fix it appropriately), or deal with the consequences. Annoying at the time, but I think beneficial in the long run. I learned I could screw up, and I had to learn to fix or deal.<br />Well anyway that's my rant on the subject.Katielee4211https://www.blogger.com/profile/14994959732687391703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-16232340023668203722011-10-05T13:40:13.049-07:002011-10-05T13:40:13.049-07:00Either it's a heck of a business plan or it...Either it's a heck of a business plan or it's simply a racket.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-34926214188736050722011-10-05T12:58:35.299-07:002011-10-05T12:58:35.299-07:00This stands "Find a need and fill it" on...This stands "Find a need and fill it" on it's head. Now it's "Makeup a need and fill it."vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.com