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With no disrespect to those who have horror stories of being what is called a "psychiatric survivor" there are many more people who are now living full and happy lives in recovery, with jobs, friends, family due to anti-psychotic medications.
The reality that there are many thousands of people who are alive - period - due to medications. There are also many thousands of extremely mentally ill people who were able to get themselves off the streets and into recovery after they began taking anti-psychotic medications.
It deeply hurts me when people dismiss those with schizophrenia as mindless zombies. My beautiful, vibrant, loving daughter has schizophrenia, she takes anti-psychotic medication and I can assure you her life in healthy recovery today is a far cry from the state she was in when she lost everything and was living on the streets experiencing constant psychosis due to the fact that she kept refusing medical care and meds.
She has been involuntarily hospitalized 4 times and it was a long, hard journey for her to attain the wellness she has today. There is no doubt in my mind she would be dead today if it were not for the fact that I finally went to the courts and asked a judge to require the hospital to provide treatment.
For people who truly have bipolar, shizopaffective and schizophrenia, the meds are a life saver, which enables their brain to heal enough to get them into CBT and other psycho-social programs which helps them attain recovery and a full life.
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