Overcoming Depression& PTSD

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Hello, I wanted to share my experience with being previously diagnosed w/PTSD&depression after my father was murdered a few years back . There were various attempts during my adolescence where my adopted mother made the effort to "self-diagnose" me. My emotional issues suffered from environmental surroundings& emotional neglect were not attended to & instead she began taking me to a psychiatrist whom prescribed perscription upon perscription . I was to some degree..a lab rat for the purpose of AAP(an adoptions assistance program that provided her w/compensation for resources i might need to live a healthy existence)to finance her own personal drinking problem. We played out this guessing game until I finally found there was an alternative & that prior route was doing me much more harm than good. The drugging ended, I moved out and began a journey of self-discovery & restoration. I have never felt better. I have the occassional sick-day, but dont we all? My decision today though is to live my life as an independent, hard-working individual who's refuses to ignore the issues & cover them up with drugs but instead seek wholesome, homeopathic healing on a day-to-day basis. I have a daily yoga/meditation practice and take herbs for a healthy lifestyle/regimen. I'm getting stronger every day& have overall really benefited from the experience. For any parent out there-if you suspect your teen's having emotional difficulties, really do your research and please speak to more than one educated resource on suggested treatment before hopping on the bandwagon to have a psychiatrist prescribe away the issues you may have personally added to. It is in the best interest of your child and the long term effects can and have proven to be quite devastating to so many. I have been very blessed to have incurred so few complications for the # of drugs that were experimented on me.
-J

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