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Originally Posted by St_Kurt  If you're having issues with non-compliance, take it very seriously. "Being normal" has nothing to do it. For instance, I can't walk without the aid of crutches. I see people walking and running around without crutches and I'd like to do that too. I could leave my crutches home, but it's certainly not going to make me walk normally just because I did that. (In other words, it's not the crutches that make me a cripple.)
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Thank you. That is an excellent example of the need for compliance and it is very true.
I learned a long time ago that "normal" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. "Normal" to an alcoholic is insane drinking but to a person who is not an alcoholic "normal" is one glass of wine. Who's definition is correct? Neither and both at the same time. I take medications for depression, bipolar, anxiety and PTSD. It is normal for me to take medications as they are something I have to take to keep my sanity. Anyone with a mental health issue that is prescribed medication should consider themselves in the "norm" for the group of people who have mental health issues. Trying to compare our normal with a person without mental health issues is no different than the alcoholic trying to compare their "normal" drinking with the non alcoholic.