Addictions - How to overcome them?

[neomattlac]

Well, here's the main difference from you an me.
Yours seems to be derived from a chemical imbalance, while mine was caused through personal experiences. I could change the way I thought and what I do and such, but you can't change your chemical imbalance without a lot of time and effort, and who knows what could have happened before the end of all that. Also, when I say time, I mean years. Plus medicine doesn't have nearly the amount of chance of a relapse occurring(although it is possible, but rare). Medicine was right for you, and "self-therapy" was right for me, plus it put me on the path I am now.

[ecco]

oh, i know - hence why i said "sometimes" meds are what is called for.

that's not to say they're the whole answer though. I've had a lot of therapy which has also helped, as well as going to the effort of changing things in my life for myself - ie friendships and the like. anything to do with mental health is a difficult and complex task, i think in the end it's just important for people to explore all the options rather than writing any of them out immediately, wether thats medication, therapy, or whatever else.

[neomattlac]

Oh yes. I know. Most psychologists and psychiatrists these days agree that multi-dimensional programs are the way to go. (Only took them 50 years. ^^)
Which reminds me, I still want to do a Midorea meetup at Otakon.
Btw, do you know how to screen print? Shirts I mean.