Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008
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Ok, I come back to this thread a bit more educated.
There's people with mood disorders and PSTD, they do the best they can....BUT there's also people with those disorders (or without) who ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE as well. O.O
I guess this is another example of a person who will defend something they are doing TO NO END. A functioning ego stores information and runs as an autopilot program so you don't have to think all the time. But in all of us at times, the programing is of no use to us in our current situation if, when our reality is challenged, we take it as an attack on the self.
Some people are really hard to help. It can be almost impossible to give advice without them going into defense. Some people have very low defense thresholds. No matter how indefensible their own stance may be, that's all they will accept.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
Kelly, relying on a dog to take meds for bipolar actually may be a more reliable way then relying on the self. Sometimes with mood disorders, one isn't aware if its them or the environment that's gone awry....or they loose track of time, not realizing how many days they have been that way...etc. So I could see how dogs could be better indicators if the person knows what signals to look for. Dogs can do that without insulting or making it personal, that could be another plus.
I want to be EXTREMELY CLEAR here. NOBODY on this board is recommending that ANYBODY rely on their dog's behavior for medication dosage in lieu of a doctor's orders.
Those with dogs that are SPECIALLY TRAINED to alert are a different matter. That is NOT what we have been talking about.
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Quote: Kelly
... I want to be EXTREMELY CLEAR here. NOBODY on this board is recommending that ANYBODY rely on their dog's behavior for medication dosage in lieu of a doctor's orders.
Those with dogs that are SPECIALLY TRAINED to alert are a different matter. That is NOT what we have been talking about.
Very important message ... I hope it's really clear that no one is saying that. Trained alert dogs are an entirely different topic, completely unrelated.
I think that the regular LB posters are fully cognizant of this, and that Tresa was referring to other situations, but we must be very clear on this public board, particularly with folks who may be reading this thread but are not familiar with the related threads. Thanks, Kelly.
And back to our regularly scheduled programming .....
Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008
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Yes...what Kelly said. A person with a mental disorder can see into themselves by looking at the way their dog reacts to them. But that goes without saying to rely on the doctor about what meds to take. The dog alerts to something going on that the person wouldn't have noticed and the doctor prescribes the correct medication, not the dog.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
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Just a short note to rectify my first post on this subject...... I was addressing Andrew not David....sorry for any misunderstanding it could have lead to.
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