Do the gods look down on psychotropic medication?

[AveSatanas4181]

I have been diagnosed with PTSD and schizo-affective disorder with bipolar type 1. Is this, or taking medicines for this going to come between the gods and me, or stifle spiritual experiences? I want to open my psychic eyes and ears, and I’ve been bringing more attention to my chakras each night. I decided yesterday that I was gonna quit my meds and I didn’t take them last night. I’m very impulsive and wishy washy about my hair color. 5 weeks ago it was white (bleached platinum) and then 4 weeks ago exactly to this day, I dyed it dark brown. It was dark until today I remembered I had 2 bleach kits and I put them in my hair almost just because I wanted another change. Now my hair is bright blonde again!! My mom asked me if I was having a manic episode when I told her I’d bleached it. I’m very worried that my not taking my meds last night contributes to this impulsivity. I know this isn’t a psychiatric forum, but I needed to clue you all in on the things my bipolar makes me do, if it’s even bipolar that’s causing it and it’s not just that I dyed it again because I was bored. How would the gods see my having to take meds? I’m not asking for exactly how they would see it, because that’s between them and me, but in SS do they believe in mental illness, and do they believe in the efficacy of psychiatric drugs? I need some guidance here.

 

[Blitzkreig [JG]]

I have been diagnosed with PTSD and schizo-affective disorder with bipolar type 1. Is this, or taking medicines for this going to come between the gods and me, or stifle spiritual experiences? I want to open my psychic eyes and ears, and I’ve been bringing more attention to my chakras each night. I decided yesterday that I was gonna quit my meds and I didn’t take them last night. I’m very impulsive and wishy washy about my hair color. 5 weeks ago it was white (bleached platinum) and then 4 weeks ago exactly to this day, I dyed it dark brown. It was dark until today I remembered I had 2 bleach kits and I put them in my hair almost just because I wanted another change. Now my hair is bright blonde again!! My mom asked me if I was having a manic episode when I told her I’d bleached it. I’m very worried that my not taking my meds last night contributes to this impulsivity. I know this isn’t a psychiatric forum, but I needed to clue you all in on the things my bipolar makes me do, if it’s even bipolar that’s causing it and it’s not just that I dyed it again because I was bored. How would the gods see my having to take meds? I’m not asking for exactly how they would see it, because that’s between them and me, but in SS do they believe in mental illness, and do they believe in the efficacy of psychiatric drugs? I need some guidance here.

Our path, and a lot of life, is based around stability. So if these medicines have some side effects, usually it is worth it if they give you mental stability. Then, you can work on physical and spiritual solutions to fixing these disorders, which you should definitely ask the Gods about. There are alternative medicine solutions, as well.

The Gods definitely do not look down on you for doing whatever you can to stabilize your mind. It is always better to take a long-term and safe approach, rather than suddenly go off your medicine totally just for some small gain. Instead, talk to your doctors and mom about reducing the dosage or alternative treatments.

These problems can be resolved with spiritual work, but for this you need stability and calmness, both to apply the energy and to deal with the results of the working itself, such as where medical symptoms may be temporarily amplified as it heals.
Otherwise, doing heavy work with the earth element and lower chakras will also help stabilize the mind.

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Mania does result in impulsivity, and impulsiveness can manifest as getting bored very quickly. So it does sound possible that your willingness to suddenly dye your hair is related. You have to use your judgement and try to monitor your condition to help you understand how your mind is working at a given time or situation.

Before you go off your medicine, or before you try to amplify your mental abilities, it if first necessary to stabilize and ground your mind, which is being influenced by your disorders. There is no shame here, but also realize that it may take time and effort.

Make sure you are doing all your basic activities such as yoga, cleaning, and void. Place extra emphasis on your base chakra, and you can try breathing in the ether element and program it to safely balance and ground you.