Dear Medication of America,
You’re having sleepless nights…..Take a pill.
The stress of life is too much for you to handle…..Take a
pill.
The kids are constantly full of energy and won’t listen….Give
them a pill.
Are you starting to see a pattern here that we have as a
society fallen into???...The advancement of modern medicine and its effect on the
world as we know it today is probably mankind’s greatest achievement of the
last 100 years. With it has come the eradications of diseases such as polio and
the discoveries of both antibiotics and other lifesaving compounds that has
increased the life span and quality of life for the human race. With all the good
that modern medicine has brought us there is also a downside to it. As medicine
has continued to advance, the cure for all our issues in life has come down to taking
a pill. Like most things, we in the United States like to do things bigger and
better than the rest of the world. A study conducted recently stated that over
70% of Americans are on some type of prescription drug. Wait, it gets better because
that same study showed that 20% took five or more pills a day but that’s not
all folks, over 14% of the population is on some form of antidepressants. I would
like to say that these numbers astonish me but it takes a lot to do that these
days. I’m affected by two disorders that if they were brought forth to a physician,
would be prescribed medication to control. I suffer from what would be
described in medical terms as both OCD and ADD. Shocking right to those of you
who are close to me? (Insert joke here). On any given day I will find myself walking
into a room more than once to make sure everything is in perfect order or as I
walk out the front door turning to see that the rug is perfectly aligned
between the outline of the tile. My clothes have to be ironed everyday no
matter if it’s for a wedding or going to the duck blind. I fidget constantly
with things, especially my phone and can’t sit still for a long amounts of time
and given a certain task I am “rain man” like in accomplishing it at first, but
will lose focus a lot of times. Obviously I need medication to control this…..WRONG.
I have found other avenues to help with these and other issues and it doesn’t call
for popping a pill. I’ve learned that things like exercise, sports, reading,
writing (your welcome), surrounding myself with amazing people and most of all
just constantly working on correcting these things have served me well in life
with dealing with these issues. Now I’m not saying that all of life’s problems
can be solved like this. There are certain mental and physical disorders that
require medication, but us as a society need to realize that when someone is
having a bad day they don’t need a prescription.
So a little advise from Dr. Monroe on a Friday….
If you’re having a sleepless night….Exercise.
The stress of life is getting to you…..Have a drink or two.
(I may recommend 4 in some cases)
Your kids are bouncing off the walls and are not listening
to you….Take away the computer and exile them to the outdoors to run around and
cause mischief, trust me they will like it.
Now that’s free advise that Dr. Oz isn’t even handing out….
PS. Happy Friday peeps on this hot first day of August, have
an amazing weekend and remember….If she makes you a mixtape, that my friend is
a keeper.
#pills #america #medication #droz #ADD #OCD #empireliving
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