one would think that the idea of “normal” grieving (let alone pathological grieving) would be absurd enough to undermine most of the logic behind the DSM/managedhealth/BigPharma machine but alas.
Ha. Yeah, I had a therapist want to put me on antidepressants a couple months after my mom died. I was like “uh, that is not going to bring my mom back.” And she got all offended with me.
our current standard for “mental” health is largely measured in relation to one’s ability to carry out, or not, daily tasks, as if there was something normal/natural about the ways in which we have organized our lives that is the equivalent of say normal digestive functions or heartbeats.
not entirely surprising I guess in a society where most of our healthcare coverage comes via our employers.
January 24th, 2012 at 7:52PM
one would think that the idea of “normal” grieving (let alone pathological grieving) would be absurd enough to undermine most of the logic behind the DSM/managedhealth/BigPharma machine but alas.
January 25th, 2012 at 12:00AM
Ha. Yeah, I had a therapist want to put me on antidepressants a couple months after my mom died. I was like “uh, that is not going to bring my mom back.” And she got all offended with me.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:23AM
our current standard for “mental” health is largely measured in relation to one’s ability to carry out, or not, daily tasks, as if there was something normal/natural about the ways in which we have organized our lives that is the equivalent of say normal digestive functions or heartbeats.
not entirely surprising I guess in a society where most of our healthcare coverage comes via our employers.