RE: Why the instinct to survive?
November 10, 2014 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: November 10, 2014 at 4:30 pm by bennyboy.)
(November 9, 2014 at 11:05 pm)LostDays Wrote: Would you believe out of all the Psychiatrists that work on my unit.. none of them can all agree on medication effectiveness!!! It actually makes me really mad... some patients receive medication while others don't and I don't agree with that at all.Yes, it's a dangerous game, and there are many pitfalls on both sides. Some doctors are far too willing (may I say eager?) to medicate at the first sign of discomfort; they ignore the philosophical implications to the self of radically changing one's outlook. What constitutes saving someone, and what constitutes killing their essence and replacing it with a happy non-individual?
On the other hand, free-thinking people are free to hold negative ideas, and may not have the faculties required to overcome powerful negative emotions (or lack of emotion) that could lead to self-harm.
On one hand, depressed people sometimes grow out of it, or find social circles (like churches, cults, or NGOs helping African children) that give them a focal point that makes life feel meaning again. On the other hand, some people, no matter how hard everyone around them tries, end up committing suicide, and leaving their loved ones with a life of guilt.
Balancing liberty, mental stability, the individual and the group isn't necessarily a medical decision-- but it's a moral decision over which doctors end up (because of the right of prescription) having a lot of control.
