Thursday, February 26, 2009

Puft

Apagaram minha conta do orkut.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Living with the enemy - walking "together"

- Let's go for a walk, shall we? I'll be there in no time.
- Ok, I'm going now, I'll be at the dogs yard, meet me there.

15 minutes later... My father and her arrive and signal to me from a distance, so as to have me follow them, SUPPOSEDLY to walk ALONG with them.

I quicken my step so as not to lose sight of them, but I keep a certain distance to watch things over. She walks as much as 20 meters ahead of my father, they (obviously) cannot even talk to each other.

We take eight rounds around the square. Not for a SECOND does she turn her head back to see IF I was with them (since she signaled to me to go along) nor, in the worst case, to see if my 74-old father had dropped DEAD, due to desperately trying to keep up with her pace. Finally, I see no point in jogging like this and I stop at the dogs yard to read some more of my book and to caress dogs that come near me.

So much for a "family".

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

What's with them?

Psychiatric treatment in Brazil is, with a few exceptions that prove the rule, a joke. There is a variety of freaks attending and worse, with the AUTHORITY to prescribe all sorts of poison at their will. Below are some examples:

- KNOW-IT-ALL: This is the one who will see and diagnose you in 15 minutes. Rude-mannered, he will not answer your questions (if you dare to have any) or, if much, he will answer in a way so as to "put you in your own place". WHO are you to think you deserve to know what is going on with you or what those tons of medications are intended to do? Most of the times this type of psychiatrist is the most expensive, too. Ever heard about his/her trips to Aspen, N.Y. and all sorts of charming places, just when you need him/her most? Well, you pay for them, so do not complain...

- You-are-my-GUINEA PIG: Since he works for institutions, too, he's developed a nasty habit: to TEST, like a mad scientist, what kinds of different things can happen to a patient receiving doses NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE of some mysterious, newly-released medication. Within this category, there are those who SELF-test medications. If it does not KILL them, well, it must be good. Like all bodies will respond the same to all medications. This psychiatrist DOES HAVE a VAGUE idea of what condition you might have. Probably the same YOU guessed on the net.

- Let's-BOMB-UP-THE-MOSQUITO: The saying "Best fragrances come in small bottles" does not apply here. What's the point in starting treatment with small doses, to accostume the body with the new substance it's being forced to accomodate? This type is known for its disregard with saving ammunition when hunting.

- It's ALL-IN-YOUR-HEAD: Of COURSE it is!!!!! BUT I need the right MEDICINE to help me get through it! This type is the one who will sigh when prescribing something to you other than looking at the blue skies and shining stars and the beauty of (everybody else's) life.

There are many other species, but I'll not bore you with those. Suffice to inquire, why is everybody so in doubt about why suicide rates are on a non-stop escalating spree?