Caffeine hosannas

[cleolinda]

Lamictal, Day 5: The initial new-medication buzz is wearing off. Still feeling fairly good, though, and--strangely enough--my appetite is better. I'm struggling a little with the writing, but I think that's because I've reached the "need more input" phase of having written myself out and needing more research and/or material inspiration

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[ninepointfivemm]

I am all kinds of upset about the way those colleges are treating their students. Seriously, change the locks? Expel students for checking themselves into a clinic? I thought the 20th century was supposed to have taken leaps and bounds for mental health, but clearly not. If they're that bad off, then why can't they just send the kids to mental health facilities instead of out-right expelling them? If they're worried about the health of other students, then wouldn't placing them into a mental health clinic help better than expelling some kid who could potentially go on a rampage? (I'm not saying most of those kids would, but that's the only reason why I could fathom some school to try that.) These colleges are acting like they're doing all they can, but I don't think they're trying hard enough.

I'm not depressed, and I'm not considering suicide, but I've had dehabilitating anxiety bordering on agoraphobia in the past, and I'm offended that anyone would treat people with mental health problems in such a manner. That really, really upsets me.