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DaRk AnGel : Why Home : November 2006 : The Old Screw In The Tire Trick...

The Old Screw In The Tire Trick...

There was a time when I cut my own grass. And having a very large lot I had a riding mower along with a push mower, edger, trimmer, etc. It was a manly activity that I enjoyed.

One day I was cutting the front with the riding mower and my neighbor hollered at me. I stopped and turned off the engine since I could not hear him. He told me that my left rear was going flat.. OH GREAT

Then he told me a secret to get through this mowing. Find a large screw with a large screw head and screw it into the hole. The threads of the screw must be larger than the hole. He helped me find the hole, and lord knows I have screws.

With the screw inserted, I refilled the tire with air, and voila. I cut the rest of the yard and in fact used it like that until I was no longer able to cut the grass any more.

A temporary solution to a permanent problem.

Not a fix, or dealing with the problem, just a patch that would have to stay on forever for the tire to be able to hold air. When it would eventually work itself out, the tire would go flat and then have to be dealt a permanent decision.

I am sure we have all found ways to deal with little things on a short term basis, until we could fix it properly. We do what we have to - to get through the dilemma at hand.

What brought this to mind, is that I have been off and on, well more on, anti-depressants for the last 20 years. Been on them since 97 this time and well, isn't this just a temporary patch?

These are given to me by my internist. There is no counseling, no work at identifying and dealing with the problems at hand. Should there not be some different guidelines since all that is really happening is a temporary patch is being applied.

In fact I do not know anyone that is not on one or another anti depressants. Are these over prescribed? Do they really help? I don't see a society of people mindlessly walking around with smiles on their faces.

Before 20 years ago I would go for counseling to a psychologist or psychiatrist. Weekly meetings where we would talk things out. We were attacking the permanent problem. Whether we were successful or not it was the correct long term approach to the problems I had. If there were any prescriptions in those days the psychiatrist would write them.

Today though so many depend on these drugs for far too long and the fact is, like a great drunken party - the problems are still there in the morning. We become tolerant to our dosage and it is raised.

I have been alluding to this depression I have had for 5 months now. And I am maxed out at the highest limit of Zoloft that they will prescribe. What is next? Thorazine? Thorazine is like a medical lobotomy. I have been there and done that. For me I am not sure - because my depression is probably a bit of old junk within, and a lot of current state issues and events. Nothing anyone can do to change my opinion of me…But me…

I think it great that we have medicines to get us through those hard times life can throw at us.. Death, divorce, family illness, loss, and that is all anyone but a psychiatrist should be able to prescribe for. Maybe there should be a maximum course of treatment of three months before a referral to an expert that is going to work to resolve the underlying issues.

Without some limit we are the old tire with a screw in us that could pop out at any second. I know I have thrown my screw this time, and have many times before. It is a wise person that goes to a wiser person during these times.

Time to get a new tire..