I’m Shingo Lee (Shingori), a column writer.
It sounds like you’re going through a difficult time mentally. Unlike physical illnesses, mental health conditions may not cause physical pain, but I believe they can be even harder to deal with. I’ve also been to a mental health clinic myself.
I’m not sure what symptoms you’re experiencing, but since your papa has only told you not to go, I assume you haven’t visited one yet.
To put it simply: I think you should go.
Being put on a lot of medication usually happens only when treatment continues for a long time—it’s a rare case.
There are various options, such as psychosomatic medicine, psychiatry, and mental health clinics. If you’ve never been to a hospital before, I recommend visiting one that has both a psychosomatic medicine department and a psychiatry department.
There’s absolutely nothing shameful about going to a mental health clinic. Once you start feeling better, you may even be able to stop taking the medication yourself.
For now, please go to a hospital.
I sincerely hope you’ll regain your peace of mind.
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I’m a BB7 male member.
Psychiatrists vary widely in quality.
Since polypharmacy has come under criticism, there are fewer clinics that prescribe medication indiscriminately, but they still exist.
You should probably consider any doctor who doesn’t listen to the patient, insists that medication alone will cure them, or simply keeps adding more and more drugs based only on their symptoms to be incompetent.
If you go to a clinic like that, you’ll end up completely drugged up.
Some clinics also have psychologists who provide counseling, so it may be worth seeking one of those out.
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Is that person a doctor? I don’t think you should speak about hospitals when you don’t know anything about them. If you’re seeing a psychiatrist, make sure to thoroughly check the reviews first.
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I’m Hikoki, a male member.
I think they mean that relying too heavily on psychiatric care isn’t a good idea, rather than saying you’re being overmedicated.
If possible, it would be ideal not to need to visit a psychiatrist or psychosomatic medicine clinic at all.
What people find emotionally comforting differs from person to person. For some, it may be psychiatric care, while for others it may be something else. I think it’s fine to look around and try different things, or just do something small that doesn’t feel like a burden. Or you don’t have to do anything at all—you don’t even have to think about anything.
Everyone is different. Sometimes acupuncture, traveling, work, or spending time with someone of the opposite sex can help clear away the mental fog and make you feel better.
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I’m Aya, a female member.
I used to see a psychiatrist, and there was definitely a period when I was “pumped full of medication.” Psychiatric medications can leave you feeling incredibly down when they wear off, so you end up taking them again to get that sense of being upbeat back, making it hard to quit. I also tried counseling, but it didn’t help much. At times, I even wondered whether the medication itself might actually prolong mental health conditions like depression.
In the end, what helped me overcome that difficult period was simply that “time passed” and that I “left the place causing me pain—in other words, I changed my environment.” Those were issues I had to work through myself, not something medication could solve, so looking back, I regret relying too heavily on psychiatric drugs. These days, I’m doing perfectly fine.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
A papa (a male supporter) isn’t going to solve your health problems, so I think it’s best to see a doctor and get a prescription.
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