Originally Posted by
roiben
I hate to say it, but pressure from friends and family is not always the best thing. Maybe take them at their word - but discuss it with the professionals before acting on it. My Mum, for example, is against me being on any medication, despite me being at a state only fit for hospital without it, and she honestly rarely shuts up about it. My Psych and me have decided it is best to ignore her.
That is the point I was trying to put across. My mum keeps on telling me lots of times how the medication is doing me no good, and how I should be off it. But the truth is that I would be sectioned if I didnt take the medication. So really I have no choice but to take the meds, because it's better to be free and at home, than years spent at hospital (which is what would happen if I didnt take the meds because I would end up living up to the stereotype that "all schizophrenics are murderers").
So yeah that is why I said it is better to get professional help. I know that in the USA it costs money to seek help, but better to do that rather than end up detained in the local psych hospital.