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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2520 on: December 20, 2011, 06:56:45 AM »
I have heard of Born Again Christians being against psychiatric meds before I think. They don't seem to understand that a mental illness is still an illness, just like a physical one.

 Yeah, I don't want to put them all in the same category as the pastor who told his
 bipolar parishioner to quit taking her meds, but some of them do seem to think the
 Bible has all the answers and that modern science is "of the devil." 
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2521 on: December 20, 2011, 06:57:19 AM »
 I had to think for a minute but then I remembered: I did take them.  :thumbup:
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2522 on: December 20, 2011, 08:13:45 AM »
I took mine last night.

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2523 on: December 20, 2011, 10:21:17 AM »
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2524 on: December 20, 2011, 11:20:06 AM »
I so agree. I am currently a born-again Christian, and I few of my small-group members understand what autism really is, and are actually lauding me that I stayed off my meds. Why so is way beyond me.

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2525 on: December 20, 2011, 05:30:23 PM »
I have heard of Born Again Christians being against psychiatric meds before I think. They don't seem to understand that a mental illness is still an illness, just like a physical one.

We got a little bit of psychiatry in our studies, and a chunk of psychology, so that we would recognise when to refer a church-member. And, to know a bit about what to do with those people spit out by the health system, out of psychiatric care, that went looking for some kind of care and warmth.

First thing over optimistic students got told was to never think faith could cure a mental illness.

But, have seen thoughts like that with an evangelical friend of mine. Thoughts like that are damaging, not only for mental health, also for the safety someone can find in the religious community. When faith is not enough to cure you, that will probably be a sign that your faith is not enough, or that god doesn't love you. So, damaging for that person in many ways. Even family may shun a patient. (And, some groups are the same when it comes to physical illnesses too, have seen it, and, I am quite easy going, but that has gotten me to loath some people for good)
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2526 on: December 20, 2011, 05:49:21 PM »
Time for some night supplements.

And time to think on medication in general.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2527 on: December 20, 2011, 06:21:37 PM »
will take the evenings in just a bit
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2528 on: December 21, 2011, 02:10:57 AM »
Yes, took them.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2529 on: December 21, 2011, 02:59:45 AM »
Yes, I took them.

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2530 on: December 21, 2011, 06:20:06 AM »
 Yes I did, now time for my multivitamin!  On with my day!  :viking:
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2531 on: December 22, 2011, 03:29:48 AM »
I so agree. I am currently a born-again Christian, and I few of my small-group members understand what autism really is, and are actually lauding me that I stayed off my meds. Why so is way beyond me.

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2532 on: December 22, 2011, 06:47:54 AM »
Took all the meds that I have to today.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2533 on: December 22, 2011, 06:58:44 AM »
Yup. Sofar, so good.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2534 on: December 22, 2011, 04:47:52 PM »
Yes  :2thumbsup:  :thumbup: