Posted by garnet71 on January 31, 2009, at 12:15:22
In reply to Re: ECT for anxiety and personality disorders » cmorhoun, posted by mav27 on January 31, 2009, at 11:41:44
"Laws here in Australia... adults have close to zero chance of ever getting their hands on any stimulants even ritalin ect, i've been trying for 10 years even when the doctos have agreed they would benifit me."
----------------------------Wow-I'm sorry to hear that, mav27. That makes me angry. There's a concept out there, explained by an element of game theory, why politicans make laws to ban useful drugs....for selfish reasons, that end up producing results that are worse for society...than allowing use of the drug.
It's difficult to conceptualize these policies, however, since people are allowed to get dangerous procedures that KILL - plastic surgery -for the sake of vanity; meanwhile, so many suffer by being denied useful, safer drugs (even drugs that tend to be unsafe if misued are less dangerous than some plastic surgery procedures allowed by law).
I mentioned on another thread how they are allowing cosmetic use of glaucoma medicine for the purpose of lengthining one's eyelashes. This would entail utility for people who have had chemotherapy, but the article I read was about people using this just to have longer eyelashes.
It's worth mentioning that alchohol kills and destroys lives--but is celebrated in society.
What other drugs are banned in Australia, that you know of?Side note about anger: I went for years never feeling/acknowledging anger - I directed it inward at myself and never knew it until recently. It's a very healthy, positive thing for me to express anger.
So I'm practicing expressing it. I hope you don't mind...Some may feel it to be negative, but really it is a positive thing. If you supress anger or channel it inward at yourself, it can be disasterous and responsible for many ills; it also can be an underlying cause behind people who are abusive to others...
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