where there is a will, there is a way

As I was scrolling down, reading the highlighted terms on the PDF file, I pondered over a term that my eyes sited, 'psychopharmacological society’. Nicolas Rose beautifully encapsulated his ideas about the society where people modified their thoughts, mood and conduct by pharmacological means.

‘Human subjective capacities have come to be routinely reshaped by psychiatric drugs’, read the next line. The paper mainly described about the impact of the psychiatric drugs on the society. How people tend to depend on drugs for every minute psychological predicament of theirs and how psychological issues are treated as an ailment. Drugs are taken as the only solution for every phase of the mood cycle, which is pre-analyzed by the psychiatrist.

It was very thoughtful of my friend to send me the article. Considering my past encounters with psychiatric drugs, she knew that this article would be of my interest. And it surely was. The article not just helped me understand where I stand, but also encouraged me on relying on an alternate solution for any psychological fix.

I am never particular about ‘wrong usage of words’ in casual discussion. But there is this one term, which I am very particular about, ‘Depression’. I’ve often come across people who use the term ‘depressed’ as a synonym to ‘sad’. Though the dictionary says the same, the definition of the two terms differs significantly.

‘Sadness’ is a mood which is caused due to unhappiness or grief, whereas ‘Depression’ is a chronic disorder (not illness) which may or may not be a resultant of unhappiness. Google surely provides abundant links to the symptoms, treatment and reasons for depression. Science has taken a great leap over the past couple of years. Research has gifted human with psycho pharmaceutical products which has helped us control our mental equilibrium.

Well those words sound really good; but are these drugs actually that effective???

The answer is a simple, YES; these drugs are really very effective. But like its known, every good thing comes at a huge price. And in this case its compromise on one’s health. The drug surely helps a patient through their phase of depression, but at the cost of his health. The side effects of these drugs are way more deteriorating than the disorder itself.

At the end of the day, one has to question himself, should I rely on drugs or look for an alternative way? Remember, where there is a will, there surely is a way.