Hi
I've been agoraphobic and very isolated, all of my life, well from age 214 to now in my 50's. I've recently been locked away twice - in psych hospital - for what appears to be slightly manic episodes and hoarding a bit - I've been given - ordered to take or else - Risperidone, 4mg - these remove my appetite, ability to enjoy life - at all - and if anything -they add to my anxiety - I can't get them to change this and the Mental Health services I'm under, really do seem packed with agenda about keeping people 'in the system' and depending on them. I'm thinking MH services are pretty archaic - they also undermined my efforts with online colleges saying my credentials are 'not worth the paper they are written on' - aside from the OU - in fact I found the OU to be awful too, years ago, with agenda. I digress. I guess what I'm trying to say is, although I've been hosuebound most of my life and my life has now pretty much gone, do I really deserve this treatment? I feel badly manipulated and used by some small minded, if well-intentioned, professionals who want to keep me 'boxed' in. Insight appreciated, Thanks, Liz