tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627739177988026073.post3497654863261895361..comments2024-03-11T22:06:39.045-07:00Comments on BehaveNet® Opinion: A Working Definition for Self Medicationmoviedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617061594621924756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627739177988026073.post-603876162391922742010-05-16T09:47:18.490-07:002010-05-16T09:47:18.490-07:00Drink vodka, get drunk, the voices and paranoia do...Drink vodka, get drunk, the voices and paranoia don't matter anymore...fall asleep. Drink vodka, get drunk, the voices and paranoia don't matter any more...fall asleep. Drink vodka, get drunk, the voices and paranoia don't matter anymore...fall asleep. Self-medication...get it? <br /><br />I self-medicated with alcohol before I started taking medication for paranoid schizophrenia. That's all it was. I used alcohol strictly to deal with the voices and paranoia. Once I was properly treated with prescription medication, I no longer felt a need to use alcohol, so I stopped using it. I'd have an occasional margarita, but that was it. Now I don't drink at all because my meds and alcohol don't play well together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627739177988026073.post-74685442465347116362010-03-18T06:42:47.717-07:002010-03-18T06:42:47.717-07:00But what definition do you propose?But what definition do you propose?moviedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617061594621924756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627739177988026073.post-49119569147652839862010-03-17T23:13:11.312-07:002010-03-17T23:13:11.312-07:00I look at self-medicating as simply a conditioned ...I look at self-medicating as simply a conditioned learned behavior. It can be normal and helpful, it can become part of "chemical coping" mechanism more or less helpful, it can also progress to abuse and outright addiction. As a concept I believe it has value though I agree we are to be careful about how we define and interpret it. Context is obviously important as the above examples note.Kimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511826697310192000noreply@blogger.com