Taking medications

hi

you said you never want to take your medications and you don't feel like you need them and you are scared to take them. I was just wondering do you think you are using the not taking medications as an avoidance strategy ? avoiding getting well maybe ? remember you can choose to take them. it might feel scary to take them but its your choice what path you choose.

@Former-Member I already tried a helpline today....

@Elsa I am not avoiding anything except the harm i think the meds will cause but i am not really even avoiding that because i am still taking them even though they are scaring me. the thing is i genuinely think the meds are just being used to control me by a group of people who are out to harm me so i dont think they are really medications at all i think people are just calling them that to try and trick me into taking them. but i am taking them because of the treatment order i legally have to so i am taking them it is just causing me a lot of distress.

Hello @Eden1919 so sorry that you feel the medication isn't really what they say they are.

I just wondered if you could journal your symptoms and how bad you felt before taking the meds, and then continue to journal to see how your feeling day to day for a little while. I like to write my thoughts down just to prove to myself how much I have changed for the good or bad when taking medication.

As you have said, you are required to take them anyway.
Hope this helps, take care and be kind to yourself.

always-hope

@Former-Member I don’t know if I will change or not but I guess at least writing might let out some of the feelings.

Hello @Eden1919 you don't need to change who you are, you are you😊

this is just about what helps us get through the day and feel happier and helps us to enjoy being around our family and friends too!