There was a kid in my college dorm who would walk around panting and saying random stuff to himself. We were all pretty concerned obviously. Turns out he was on like 4 drugs including schizophrenia medicine when he didn’t even have schizophrenia. One day he aggressively walked off campus yelling stuff, and our RA told us he was being involuntarily committed. His family got in a huge lawsuit with his doctor for basically inducing schizophrenia where there was none before. This person was Tim Dillon. Everything besides the previous sentence is true
I've been taking meds and in treatment for mental health issues since I was 12. I'm almost 30 now and I've been on a roulette of pills over the years and seen a bunch of different prescribers. I'm still all for meds as a way to help treat mental health issues, but they don't actually fix the problems someone is having. They usually just keep the problems from affecting you as much. You're still not happy but you're more content with not being happy. But there's also emotional blunting, dead libido and ED, diminished motivation, complacency, fatigue, and your spectrum of feelings is narrowed to a neutral "meh.." state.
This does seem to be a mostly American problem I've never heard any kid here in Ireland on adderall. I was shocked the first time I was in America and I seen an ad that siad " ask your doctor about ( Insert any prescription drug)" The sheer arrogance involved in telling your doctor what drug you "need" after seeing a 30 second ad is incredible
ill top that. How about being a KNOWN for a FACT drug addict, going to a therapist drrrrruuuuuuuunk every time, and actually told them, "I have taken Xanax off the street and it helped me a ton." got my prescription filled the same day. I woke up driving down a major road a week later. They, do not give, A single FUCK about YOU. You are another number on their prescriptions sold book. end of transaction. Almost 2 years sober now. Don't let other people care about you, FOR YOU. Spoiler: They won't.
arrogance is right. they act like they know you better than you know yourself, and absolutely hate it if you know your pharmacology and can spot when they say something incorrect
To be honest, I don't even know why they do that here in America? I've always been confused about why they don't just show those commercials to THE DOCTORS that prescribe those drugs. The doctors are to blame to, there's lots of doctors that shove medications on people without hesitation, and without asking them about literally anything in they're life that might cause the problems they have.
@@ryohio4706 in Europe it's also unheard of for drugs pros to wonder into a clinic and just start marking drugs, drugs marketing is highly regulated in the EU. Ultimately it just comes down to the underlying profit motivation at every level of the American health care system
Yeah I’m so sick of that, oh your kid is acting out? Huh I wonder if it’s because your on your phone the whole time and they want a attention even bad attention is attention to them. There’s this unwritten rule you can’t tell another parent they’re doing something wrong because none of us know what we’re doing, Fuck that, I know that’s wrong so I will tell them to stop doing it. I know that much.
@@MeganWall1019 The husband needs to help around the house to you shouldn't have to work and do everything if they need you to pay half then they should do stuff to
Ive struggled with depression since my early twenties....cant even count all the times that people and 'professionals' tried to convince me to take pills.... but I know WHY I'm depressed (external reasons) and I don't want fake happiness or to be depedant on pharmaceuticals, so I'll just live with the depression. At least now I know all my feelings and thoughts are REAL and my own.
One of reasons of depression is not having real life at all and spending most of your free time on the internet. I would say majority of young depressed people dont really have clinical depression but have no real life activities.
@@outlander234 yes, you are right. Ever since I started to work from home, I don’t laugh. I miss having contact with people. Yes, I do go out but I miss that office jokes.
Get off social media, I did, get a better sleep schedule, better diet, a little more exercise, and look into things that help raise dopamine/serotonin naturally like hot sauce and chocolate. Because I’ve been on all the pills. At age five I was Paxil, Zoloft, and ended with Wellbutrin a few years ago. They all made me feel weird or like a zombie. And I lost insurance and got seizures and strokes from Wellbutrin when I quit taking it. I swore off meds and did what I said to do. I feel like a million bucks most days and like 10 bucks some days. Way better than a bandaid solution
Thank you for reinforcing the decision weve made to put our kid in an outdoor school. He won't introduce you to his dog, he got bored in class last year and started a cult. When I would pick him up from school younger kids would walk after him chanting the cults brainwashing mantra. His first grade teacher asked all the kids in class if they would rather be a teacher or student and most kids responded as expected with, "teacher because I love to share stuff i know" or "student because i like learning, blah blah". My son: " OH, student for sure, I don't want to pay taxes". I did let him spend time too much time with his problem gambler grandmother as a young child in retrospect. But, as the chanting kids followed us to our car everyday the following year and I looked down as he carried his expensive bounty of pokemon cards he had traded with marks, er I mean other kids for cheap fidgets he bought in bulk on Amazon, I thought to myself "If I don't get him into an atmosphere a little more challenging to his machevellian mind, something that is going to exhaust this kid, I'm going to be looking at countries with non-extradition treaties and how to paste a ginger mustache on a 9 yr old by Christmas break". I don't really know how were going to afford this school. I'm comfortable with selling pictures of my feet online but, I hear you really have to contort yourself in limber ways to postion your feet in front of your balloon knot these days. And i've heard those are unique and identifiable to everyone. My son has a pickle jar stuffed with bills he got from places I want to remain dumb about in case of a court hearing. I could tax that but, I don't want his little children of the corn subsidies coming after me. I don't know, his grandma swears she's got a solid system to beat casino slot machines but I'm pretty sure I recognized a balloon knot online that seemed familiar from my birth memory the other day when budget planning so....she maybe supplementing the system. Well, better me on all fours than him on 40 drugs. This clip has emboldened me to buck up, limber up and cough up for the kids. Because, he is not complected well for an equatorial escape country and not built for prison, nor is there a prison built for him. Thanks Timmy, you're an everyday inspiration and solid parental advisor.
I had a conversationg with a therapist that went along the lines of; Therapist: I can't serve you because of your insurance, but if you wanted therapy you should see a psychologist, and if you think medication could help you, you should see a psychiatrist. It would help you a lot more than marijuana. Me: Well what are the benefits of using pharmaceuticals over weed? Therapist: It makes you feel better, and helps you get through the day. But for it to really work you need to take it consistently. Me: Isn't that what weed does? Therapist: Yes. Therapist: ...You should probably just see a psychologist. Me: Alright thanks lol
Find a new therapist. There are those that practice that feel exactly the way we all do and Tim states here... you just have to keep searching. Don't give up! Good therapy is life changing.
i dont know, i have a few friends that are addicted to weed, and cant stop using it(they earn a lot and half of their money goes to weed, they buy like 100 grams per month), sooooo. Antidepresant are better or atleast they are cheaper, try weak antidepresant, take it for prolonged time, and see the difference, at least you will save a lot of money haha, if you expreriment with higher dosages you will get sleepy (i took once a 8xtimes more and for about 4 days i was sleepy as fuck :D), look at antidepresant, like a tool to be more relaxed, and all you need to do is fix your issue, or input some good habbits, and the terapy is good man, you learn so much about your self, like you say so many things that you mean is correct, and you realize its all lie hahahah, the smarter you are, brains tricks are equally beeter
yea and another thing is like, i stopped drinking, and syptoms of anxiety want away like in a month, and in 3 months of forcing myself going in parties i can even enyoj parties without alcholoh, and there are no crupming or anything, the only thing that i wonder is just should i stop using it or what, because doctor sad you deside basicly
and i should not say weak antidepresant because i know shit, paroxetine is active component, but there are 2 on the market in my country one works something similar to mdma and other like extazy but ofcuorse in much weaker way
A lot of kids with multiple things (anxiety/depression/ADHD/OCD) at just high functioning autistic. This happens even more in girls. Wouldn't be surprised if this story was about such a case.
Its an easy fallback to just chalk up 99% of diagnosis as ADHD/autism when you're a doctor who sees patients for like 5 minutes every other month, it's a one-size fits all solution but we don't really have anything better yet Neuroscience is still mostly as useless as psychology in terms of our actual understanding of the brain and how to fix problems in it
I think that cognitive behavioral therapy is the best long term solution because you can train your brain to be healthier with a therapist. Medication covers your problems up rather than actually fixing them.
I was prescribed antidepressents at 14 and i thought they helped for a bit. Turns out four years later i have bipolar disorder and the anti depressents triggered the hypomanias that would eventually become manias oops
Take magnesium. Look it up. Look at the trials for mood, depression and anxiety. They will NEVER recommend something that is not a drug because that's the only way they can MAKE THAT COIN!
I believe peoples mental problems, at least 95% of them minus disorders like autism, schizophrenia, etc are caused by problems in their life and giving pills is a bandaid fix to a bigger issue. Sometimes it is diet but even then. Usually its just cause someone has a fucked up life that they arent really fulfilled with. Get in shape, become competent, do something important with your life
The last bit about Bay Area people and hallucinogens is super accurate. I’m from San Jose. I only trip balls on Friday and Saturday aren’t i a good disciplined person. Then I take Xanax everyday prescribed from a DOCTOR, that makes it ok lol
It's so funny because the first time I heard this clip I was with some friends. The second we all heard Tim say "I had a friend named Andrea" we immediately collectively said "Oh, no..."
Not all disorders require medication, medication often causes more issues for some. However, if the diagnosis is a disorder that needs to be medicated, definitely medicate that person
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is also great. Especially if you’re dead inside like myself. It’s less about stupid “feelings” and more like logic. I’m a math person so black and white are my world. Feelings are not.
There is a large about of people who are just sitting at home, not working, not socializing, and think they need drugs. Most people are not chemically imbalanced, they need are rather simple life style change. Even just going to the gym And exercise can help A lot of people
I wish I was American so I could sue my old psychiatrist. Bastard put me on strong antipsychotics for anxiety and depression since I was 15. I was on that junk for 7 years until I found out that I was never supposed to be on them. Now I find myself suffering from brain damage and life has never been so hollow. If only Tim could represent me in court 😪
@@dimadmitrov2615 Holy shit, 13 is a incredibly young age to be on that stuff! I'm so sorry to hear that. The side effects I have include lethargy, appetite loss ( I basically live off half a meal a day), my cognitive abilities were seriously shot, memory problems, dizziness and vertigo, nausea, anhedonia, loads of dissociation, and basically feeling dead inside at all times. It doesn't help that he prescribed me Prozac as his last parting shot lol. Which side effects did you have? And are you feeling better?
Damn! 13?! Ugh! I was put on something because I did not like where I was living, and had a reaction to it that put me into a full blown coma. That stuff is scary.
Hey doc, my arm is on fire! Should I put out the fire, you know address the cause of the pain? No! Here are some narcotics so you don’t feel the pain anymore. Modern medicine in a nutshell.
God has given humanity all that it needs to help them get thru tough shit in their life: weed and shrooms. Weed helps get me thru the day and the little everyday annoyances and shrooms helped me to sort out deep-rooted issues I had that were lurking in the dark corners of my mind and soul aka the ACTUAL causes of my depression. Look up Carl Jung and what he says about everybody’s “shadow” I think you’ll find it interesting.
Bunch of broken people I never needed a pill my whole life minus an Aleve or Tylenol for a rare headache Take care of yourself... Damn There's only ONE of you
Yah it's always been weird to meet people with "ADHD" who've got amphetamines and they talk about how they need it to be productive and alert and focused; they're not even aware that this isn't how it works and they're taking amphetamines with a misdiagnosis. I don't take the stuff but it slows me down and makes me calm, I don't want to talk a bunch or clean my house with a toothbrush, I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was young and these drugs effect me a lot different from almost ALL the people I've met who take them for "ADHD". IDK man maybe they have ADD and lethargy or something and could benefit from them that way, but they say it's ADHD. Oh well, I'm just glad that my mother refused to put me on ritalin and/or amphetamines when I was SEVEN YEARS OLD. Got a friend who's child is like 10 and is taking something like 60mg Vyvanse... welp, I'm sure THAT won't have any long term impact. Don't even get me started on the people who need you to believe them when they tell you their 120mg a day of Adderall isn't having any significant impact on their bodies.
Keep. Preaching. I've been on the adhd subreddit just trying to talk sense into any person I see who is questioning their diagnosis. It's a serious plague right now
@@jonathanalpart7812 because amphetamine mimics dopamine in the brain, basically people with adhd have a dopamine deficiency. a lot of ppl trashing it as a party drug, which some abuse it as one BUT adderall & inner work took me from a 330lb miserable slob to a 160lb loving, productive person!
@@__Nicholas__ yes that clearly non humorous reply of mine is my attempt at making a joke. im not sure where your comment was steering us if not towards an argument? so sorry you had a meth problem now got sober but still have that deep itch, that sheer dopamine threshold you hope to work your way up (but never will) by arguing w ppl in youtube comments about their meds.
Ah hell hes got to be one of the realist comedians ive discovered since George Carlin passed away. Just something my uncle told me once on a almost conspiracy theory revelation vibe that the steady supply of meds and drugs flushed down the toilets and sinks travel right back into the water supply and never get filtered out lol the weed was weedin and the crank was cranking in that moment he appeared so serious i almost stopped picking up rocks...
They tried to prescribe me all these wierd drugs for anxiety besides what I actually needed. I always had a anxiety feeling in my chest snd had problem sleeping . After 6 or 7 meds not ment for anxiety I finally talked my doctor into a light benzo "klonapin "and sleep aid saraquil . These dont effects my mood or my functionality in every day life. They just take away the anxious feeling and I go on with my day feeling normal .
"Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy, then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness. Science fiction. It is already happening to some extent in our own society. Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed modern society gives them antidepressant drugs. In effect antidepressants are a means of modifying an individual's internal state in such a way as to enable him to tolerate social conditions that he would otherwise find intolerable." Theodore Kaczynski
Those are heavy medications that can cause severe life threatening side effects if stopped without properly tapering... just stay informed. Don't take yourself off without a doctor. I tried and had a grand mal seizure.
Have a psychiatrist friend who says kids are coming in in the hopes of GETTING a diagnosis because it's "hip" or "cool" to have a diagnosed mental issue, despite there being nothing wrong with the kid. Luckily he says it's easy to see through. The other problem being society/parents/kids all together thinking that a normal reaction to the shitty parts of life definitely means neurodivergent. Just because you had a horrendous week at work and you feel very down for another week doesnt make you depressed. Or a horrible event happening of course is going to emotionally affect you, but it does not necessarily mean a mental issue. Most everyone will be traumatized by a terrible event but if it's still affecting your day to day 6 months down the road THEN yeah you probs have PTSD. Just cause you made an ass of yourself for saying something really dumb one time in front of everyone doesn't make you autistic. It's almost always a list of symtpoms that persist no matter what unless you're self medicating, IOW It should be chronic (chronic meaning lasting longer than a few months). It's affecting your ability to function in certain situations, in making life decisions, in organizing your life, in staying connected to reality, your inability to control emotional (outbursts or bottling them up). These are A SMALL number of signs of a true mental issue that you should get looked at.
