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In Reply to: How many Family suicides were on SSRI's? posted by Repost From NDN on February 16, 2006 at 15:55:03:
I can answer both those questions. The answer is NO to both.
Ricky was living with me up till the time he moved to AZ and he was only in AZ a few months before his suicide. He was not seeing any doctor nor did he believe in taking any sort of drugs prescribed or un-prescribed. He was very health conscious, worked out everyday, ate very healthy, low fat diet of mostly salads and chicken. Harldy even drank except for an occasional beer once in a while. The fact that he was drinking when he made is video was very out of charater even.
His wife and other friends and I had encouraged him many times to look in to therapy if not for anything other then to talk about things he refused any such notion that he needed “professional” help. He especially objected to the suggestion of “poisoning” his body with medication. During his stay I can’t even remember him taking Theraflu or even aspirin but rather vitamin C if he was feeling rundown and that was about it.
I believe that possibly a great part of his objections to therapy or distrust in professional medication or help may have had to do with our upbringing and the indoctrination we received growing up in the cult as I have notice and observed many teens and even FGAs that have left that still project much skepticism, mistrust, unbelief, and almost a certain paranoia to the slightest suggestion or mention that it might help them.
Perhaps they associate the words as suggesting they are Mentally ill or even “crazy” when they are desperately trying to find normal in life. It seems to be one of the hardest things to get them to try yet the ones who have I have seen it help greatly. It could also be a lack of education on the normality and benefits of simple therapy or psychiatric help. Or even on the effects of abuse and it’s continual effects. Many believe that now that they are not in a cult and “thinking for themselves” their problems will just go away in time.
I have encouraged those who have received help to share it with others so maybe otehrs will slowly be less afraid and see that it’s not a bad thing, and they will not be looked down on for it.
My 2 cents on the matter.
