Comradez said:

to investigate possible adult-onset ADHD.

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SpiritualSnorkel said:

Comradez said:

to investigate possible adult-onset ADHD.

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You sat down and wrote out a post too long for most of the Pub to be bothered with reading.

I think you'll be all right with your ADHD.

P.S. Stop giving your money to/putting your faith in quacks and frauds.

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SpiritualSnorkel said:

Comradez said:

to investigate possible adult-onset ADHD.

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You sat down and wrote out a post too long for most of the Pub to be bothered with reading.

I think you'll be all right with your ADHD.

P.S. Stop giving your money to/putting your faith in quacks and frauds.

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skatealex2 said:

I wouldn't trust most psychologists with anything related to marijuana or psychedelics.  You can read all the clinical books in the world, if you haven't tried it you really can't pass judgement on it.  If you've ever taken psychology courses in America you would see how there are so many misunderstandings when it comes to drugs and people. 

There exceptions to this but your average psychologist knows about drugs what they've studied in literature and the psychological literature towards marijuana and psychedelics are very limited for the most part.    It also doesn't really take into count the beneficial effects that some people may get from marijuana and psychedelics.  I am not saying these drugs are always good but they certainly can be and I see psychology for the most part looks at the negative aspect towards these drugs and psychologists who have never tripped or smoked weed certainly have no right to pass judgement on people who use it.

I went to a psychologist about a year ago and all he could say was you have to stop for 30-90 days to be compeletely sober from it   I probably told him something of the like to try not to eat any tasty foods or do anything you enjoy for 90 days.  American psychology really has limited knowledge on psychedelics and weed.

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Comradez said:

It's quite possible that my heart simply isn't into the prospect of finishing grad school.

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Failure is not an option, not after going this far.  So if ADHD medication can help me soldier through the rest of it, then what's wrong with that?

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Shroomism said:

Honestly, and I hate to be blunt...but what the hell did you expect?

That is the norm. She actually sounds more open-minded and less judgmental than most.
They are mostly pill pushers. They are taught that illegal drugs are bad, prescription drugs are good. They get kickbacks from the pharm companies. Most of them still believe half the shit D.A.R.E taught them.

I spent a good 7 years of my life as a kid being pushed around by those fucks. The field of psychiatry does SOME good things for some people, but on a whole I am of the opinion that they have no fucking clue what the fuck they are doing. We don't understand 1% of the human mind. Their solution to every one of life's problems is here take this pill that will severely alter your brain chemistry every day for the rest of your life.

Just because someone has a degree does not necessarily mean they are educated.

There are some good open-minded psychologists out there doing good things though. But they are the vast, vast minority.

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Wooden Spoon said:

SpiritualSnorkel said:

Comradez said:

to investigate possible adult-onset ADHD.

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You sat down and wrote out a post too long for most of the Pub to be bothered with reading.

I think you'll be all right with your ADHD.

P.S. Stop giving your money to/putting your faith in quacks and frauds.

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Wow doctor! you sure are good at diagnosing ADHD over the interweb!


i found this very interesting actually and i hope you keep us updated on what you talk about in your next session.

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SpiritualSnorkel said:

Comradez said:

It's quite possible that my heart simply isn't into the prospect of finishing grad school.

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Sounds like that could be the trouble, yeah.

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Failure is not an option, not after going this far.  So if ADHD medication can help me soldier through the rest of it, then what's wrong with that?

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Obviously it's a personal decision, but if your heart isn't in something, then why would you ultimately want to pursue it? It isn't failure, just a change of direction.

Ignoring those signals and getting on pharms is only going to set you back. Now you could easily change your direction, but if you take the drugs and plow through the bullshit, what happens when you come out the other side? Could be a ten-fold discontentment.

It's like taking opiates and not feeling the pain response to let you know your testicles are on fire.

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Comradez said:

Shroomism said:

Honestly, and I hate to be blunt...but what the hell did you expect?

That is the norm. She actually sounds more open-minded and less judgmental than most.
They are mostly pill pushers. They are taught that illegal drugs are bad, prescription drugs are good. They get kickbacks from the pharm companies. Most of them still believe half the shit D.A.R.E taught them.

I spent a good 7 years of my life as a kid being pushed around by those fucks. The field of psychiatry does SOME good things for some people, but on a whole I am of the opinion that they have no fucking clue what the fuck they are doing. We don't understand 1% of the human mind. Their solution to every one of life's problems is here take this pill that will severely alter your brain chemistry every day for the rest of your life.

Just because someone has a degree does not necessarily mean they are educated.

There are some good open-minded psychologists out there doing good things though. But they are the vast, vast minority.

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This psychologist honestly seemed like she was well-meaning.  She was no Nurse Ratchet or anything.  But she just seemed a little ignorant on some things. 

For instance, she also didn't know what adrafinil or modafinil were when I mentioned that I had taken them on occasion.  I mentioned that modafinil also went by the tradename "Provigil," and she was like, "Oh, I think I might have heard of that..."  I explained that these were non-amphetamine stimulants used by the military for pilots on long missions and used in Europe for the treatment of narcolepsy.  And she was like, "So these are non-narcotic stimulants?"  And I responded, "They are non-amphetamine stimulants, correct." while thinking to myself, "Amphetamine stimulants are 'narcotics???  What the FUCK?"

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Shroomism said:

Honestly, and I hate to be blunt...but what the hell did you expect?

That is the norm. She actually sounds more open-minded and less judgmental than most.
They are mostly pill pushers. They are taught that illegal drugs are bad, prescription drugs are good. They get kickbacks from the pharm companies. Most of them still believe half the shit D.A.R.E taught them.

I spent a good 7 years of my life as a kid being pushed around by those fucks. The field of psychiatry does SOME good things for some people, but on a whole I am of the opinion that they have no fucking clue what the fuck they are doing. We don't understand 1% of the human mind. Their solution to every one of life's problems is here take this pill that will severely alter your brain chemistry every day for the rest of your life.

Just because someone has a degree does not necessarily mean they are educated.

There are some good open-minded psychologists out there doing good things though. But they are the vast, vast minority.

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Comradez said:

Later, towards the end of the interview, she asked me if I was opposed to taking any sort of medicine, and I said,

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