Therapy over Medication:
I’m not going to talk about taking medication for physical health problems; instead, I’m going to talk about using medication for mental health difficulties.
First, we’ll try to comprehend how medications function and how they affect different portions of our bodies. Not in-depth, but sure, those words that a layperson with no medical training can grasp.
Consider first whether your body would be affected if someone gave you medicine without your knowledge or consent if you had a fever and didn’t want to get treated or try to recover on your own. Indeed, it will! That medication will function despite your best efforts. (There are rare instances where drugs won’t have an effect until and unless a person has a weak will.)
If there is a physical problem, we can push it, but can we do the same for problems with mental health? Can we compel someone to alter their way of thinking? Can we coerce someone into practicing meditation? If a person is unwilling to refrain from becoming hooked to something, can we make him?
NO. We can’t!
Your willpower is essential to overcoming any mental health issue; it doesn’t matter if it’s 1% or 100% since your therapist will support you in making it 100%. Without it, the problem cannot be fixed.
When we take medication, we experience its effects and also feel better. But don’t you believe we should make an effort to resolve this challenging circumstance on our own as well? We will feel good after taking a tablet because of this, and we will feel good again after the following dose. How would it be if we missed the dose? Once again, everything will be as it was prior to the medication’s introduction. For this patient, the strength and dosage of the medication are gradually reduced by the doctor (in this case, a psychiatrist for mental health treatment). However this period of time is really long.
Yet there is another thing that we need to consider and comprehend in this situation.
Usually, when we take medication, we don’t worry as much about our own efforts because the medication is doing its job. We don’t make an effort on our own to feel better or recover from that challenging mental condition. Even though we are aware that if we skip a dose, the condition will return to its original state and cause pain, we nevertheless fail to try. Our body is becoming solely dependent on drugs. And now, the body has adjusted to it!
The state of our mental health is not solely dependent on ourselves. It also has a lot more environmental effects. The environment might be physical, emotional, or spiritual. Let’s take the example of physical ailments to make it easier to comprehend how we could unknowingly or knowingly follow some rules or a diet. When we have a fever, we try to stay out of the water for as long as possible and steer clear of spicy, junk food, frozen foods, etc. This helps our bodies in many ways.Results of both the medication and diet are then revealed. In a same manner, if we are taking medication for a mental disease, we must endeavor to recover. It’s a really important factor for our brains and minds as well. We are aware that managing such things when it comes to self-control is really challenging. Particularly when there are mental health concerns. Therapists can assist you in managing these issues, including thoughts and behavior.
A therapist aids in your mental and emotional development. They aid in your comprehension and 360-degree analysis of the scenario. They support us in setting priorities and resolving sticky situations without compromising our mental health, to control the aspects of your life those are causing you stress or hardship.