tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post108811292846160792..comments2023-07-13T05:01:01.343-07:00Comments on Holistic Recovery from Schizophrenia: Same meds, who are we kidding?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700295858497275586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-74873614441126207262010-01-20T09:05:33.057-08:002010-01-20T09:05:33.057-08:00The dilemma is there is no science behind any of i...The dilemma is there is no science behind any of it. As psychosis is resolved neurotic behaviors become more visible and I agree that psychiatrists will waiver from one diagnosis to the next absent the patient's history and medical charts.<br /><br />One day you are schizophrenic. Another you are bipolar and yet another you are near enough to normal and functional. Then there are catch all diagnosis such as schizoaffective disorder and borderline personality disorder. Anyone who has observed the progression of an acute psychotic break can pick up the DSM and observe any number of classifications occurring with the affected individual.<br /><br />The common denominator in all of these cases is the individual's self image, security, his or her feeling of value, and relatedness to other people and to the occurring world. The problem is one that is psychosocial and the neurotic or psychotic response is a mechanism, albeit a dysfunctional one, intended for coping. <br /><br />Drug therapies intend to either tranquilize or excite the functions of the human brain without ever really appreciating that these are normal brain functions intended to serve a purpose for the affected individual. Insight and awareness of self as well as developing the ability to establish and maintain authentic and meaningful relationships are the passage out of these states of psychosocial impairment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com