MEDICATION ( Archived) (33)

While some of us are not required by any mental health issues to take Clinical Medication ,do you think it fair that those who do should put it on there profile so we could be more understanding ,and not jump to conclusions that there just complete Balm Pots ,as i understand some Medications affect individuals differently .

No I do not agree.One's medication is a private matter and should never be made public.

As for having more understanding of people,that should actually go without saying,but very rarely does. If we all showed a bit more respect for others there would be no need to jump to conclusions about anyone.j.m.o.

Yes ,though some of us are exempt from needing Meds , some do come across as maybe on them , wich mite also be incorrect as they are not .

But stating it on our profiles would make it a clearer picture .

I think it`s a personal choice if one feels the need to point it out or not...

It could certainly be a bonafide reason(s) for a lot of rather bizzare and strange things people have said and that have caused many problems not to mention total misunderstandings that led to some very nasty forum fights and arguments, and have caused several people to block others or be suddenly blocked/ reported, etc.
Having said that, however, some, perhaps many profiles would start off sounding like those who introduce themselves at the AA meetings: "hello, my name is...and I've been on ....for the last 2 months, which is a psychotropic type medication for my, at times uncontrollable urges to..." or "I'm on....to help control my tourettes syndrome..."
While some here may be amused, others would be 'concerned'; the general feelings would be rather negative and go off on tangents about privacy issues(for which, perhaps an individual may have no issues at all with revealing that medical information), but in the cause of the sanctimonious, their wish to reveal would be denied in favour of denying them that wish and drown out their opinions...heated arguments would only result. And we all know where that leads; lots of red thumbs and crying to the Mods...then locking of particular threads. Policies are usually made by those who yell the loudest on CS...
Interesting idea, nevertheless.

I think your concern is valid, with the error to assume that we need to know that people have problems and not have to think for ourselves that this may be the case. If you don't get that there is a problem, isn't that a sign that you may have a problem?

Either way, I think privacy, the right to be anonymous, and freedom is a core foundational right of mankind, and the symptoms of this going away is a sign of a real illness that need treatment.