Don't give up hope ever!!! I can see you are suffering greatly.
I have a diagnosis of Major Depression with Psychotic Features
and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.
But I am living well. I am not suffering most of the time, because
I have good medication, psychotherapy and a day program I
really enjoy going to. I receive Social Security disability, and I
work "on the side."
I live independently and I have 3 cats as pets.
Sometimes I get symptoms, but I don't suffer like I used to.
Don't be fooled -- mental illness is real, no matter wha the old
timers or elders might say
Mental illness is a combination of brain chemistry gone awry, and
the results of being abused by people, especially people we are
supposed to trust and rely on.
The medications I take are: Celexa 60 milligrams a day, (for the
Depression), Buspar 60 milligrams a day (for the anxiety) and
Risperdal 4 milligrams a day (for the psychosis).
I see my psychotherapist once a week and my psychiatrist
once a month for my prescriptions.
Also, I go to a day program for people with mental illness,
and there are all sorts of interesting activities such as
art groups, writing groups, support groups, picnics, games,
friendship, dinner is at 4 p.m. and the staff and other members
of the club focus on our strengths and in this way we learn
that our dreams really can come true regardless if we have
a mental illness.
So don't give up. There is hope -- I'll be thinking of you
in my prayers. -- I send you love and friendship
Love,
Julie Cipolla
不要机器翻译
參考答案:永远不要放弃希望，我看得出你很痛苦。
我被诊断为患上了有精神病特征的抑郁症和创伤后综合症还有边缘人格病。
但我生活得很好。大多数时候我都不受疾病困扰，因为我进行良好的药物治疗和精神治疗，并且还参加一个我真正喜欢的节目。我领取社会伤残保障金，并且“兼职”工作。
我独立生活，并养了三只宠物猫。
有时我出现症状，但再也不像以前那样难受了。
别傻了，精神病是真实的，不管老人们怎么说。
精神病是大脑化学紊乱和人为扰乱共同造成的，尤其是我们本应信任和依赖的人。
我服用的药物是：每天60毫克Celexa,(治抑郁），每天60毫克Buspar(治焦虑），每天4毫克Risperdal(治精神病）。
我每周去看一次采用精神疗法的医生，每月去换一次处方。
此外，我还参加一个为精神病人办的日间节目，在那里有各种各样有趣的活动，如艺术组，写作组，拉拉队，游戏，友谊，晚餐在下午4点，同事们和其他俱乐部成员把精力集中在我们的力量上，这样，我们懂得了我们的梦想终会实现，尽管我们是精神病患者。
因此，不要放弃，还有希望。我会为你祈祷——送你爱和友谊。
爱你的
Julie Cipolla
