Looks like Carol Alt and I both thought that was a hot-ass outfit when we were thirteen. The difference between us is that I grew up and realized it wouldn't work in public.
I'm blaming you guys if I wake up sometime this week, crying and soaked in sweat, with that image of Jon Gosselin and his fucking tiger shirt seared into my retinas.
Scientology puts me off, though honestly I find it no more strange than any other religion. Juliette Lewis' thoughts on (psychotropic) drugs struck me though, and I must say it's the best explanation thus far given from the realm of Scientology as to why they are so anti-drug. As someone who took anti-depressants and mood stabilizers from the age of 18 until 22, I'm only now, at 24, learning to embrace my neuroses and anxieties and ups and downs and be content with how my mind functions. Not to say these drugs don't work for some people; I'm just really digging what Juliette Lewis has to say, and realizing that her words are applicable to my own state of mind. (I do not, however, believe in aliens or fairies or Xenu.)
It really bothers me that Juliette Lewis just drew a comparison between illegal drug use and prescription drug use. Yes, I know prescription drugs can be abused (hello MJ), but having been severely depressed, having close family and friends who've struggled with a variety of disorders, I also know that the benefits of therapy combined with the right chemicals is really the only answer in some cases.
@femminista: The difference is you think these are real disorders. I'm pretty sure the anti-psychiatry crowd rejects both the diagnosis and the treatment. What you call depression, they call not spending enough time and money at the Scientology centre.
@femminista: Seriously. Listen here, Scientologist crazies, do NOT tell me that I'm not "owning my shit" or whatever the hell because I take medication for my anxiety disorder. Until you know what it feel like to have daily panic attacks, you don't get to have an opinion. Sometimes people need help, and they should not be shamed for seeking that help. The end.
@femminista:I can understand her point, however. Some people (not saying those who truly need the drugs or have actual disorders that require drug therapy) do run to the doctor and get every pill they hear about because they're convinced they have (insert disorder here.) Is there way too much overmedication in our society? Yes.
@femminista: If there's one thing you learn when you live with a clinical mental problem -- sometimes reality can be miserable, but that doesn't mean misery is always reality.
Anxiety, depression, mania, occur as a part of normal ups and downs BUT they also get out of control and some people lose their ability to cope. If pharmas help those people do a day's work, take care of their kids, not kill themselves...that's a good, good thing.
@Sev: I think there are 2 issues at hand here. Issue 1 is that a part of the population has neurotransmission problems. They can result in a variety of ailments- including psychological disorders- and should be treated in the same manner as functional problems in other organs (e.g. lifestyle changes, pharmacological therapy, etc.)
The second issue is over-medication, which involves meds for all sorts of things. Many common ailments can be solved with lifestyle changes, yet most assume that solving it through medication is easier/better when that's not necessarily the case.
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Anxiety, depression, mania, occur as a part of normal ups and downs BUT they also get out of control and some people lose their ability to cope. If pharmas help those people do a day's work, take care of their kids, not kill themselves...that's a good, good thing.
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The second issue is over-medication, which involves meds for all sorts of things. Many common ailments can be solved with lifestyle changes, yet most assume that solving it through medication is easier/better when that's not necessarily the case.
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I am so tickled by the term "early Noughties."