Medications


Are you using depression or anxiety medications?

In that case you should also think about counseling. Why? Because even though medications are pure chemistry, you are not.

Humans are unique, a pill is generic
You are a unique human being with feelings, a spectrum of emotions, thoughts, dreams, desires and memories and a sense of purpose in life. Humans are complex by nature, while a pill, on the other hand, is the same pill regardless of who you are. No matter what the pharmaceutical industry tells you, anti-depressants, tranquilizers, sleep aids, anti-psychotics and mood stabilizers do not "correct" a "chemical imbalance". Very few actual chemical imbalances have ever been discovered to be the cause of psychiatric suffering - and when they are one of the factors, patients STILL must use their minds, senses and ability to express themselves and make changes in order to begin fixing their problems, and living life more positively.

Counseling activates your intellect and your emotions and helps you become the captain of your ship, your life, to the best of your ability. It also lets you connect with another human being who will not judge you.

Research show that counseling is effective
All research in the last several years has shown that medication and counseling together are much more effective than just one or the other. In fact, according to a study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) August 24th, 2004, as many as 80% of the patients following a program of phone therapy reported that they were "much better" afterwards. This number was almost twice as high as the number among those who hadn't received the same offer.