YouTube Clip of the Week: “Self Medication Blues”
I must confess: I’ve been ignoring my own advice and been self-medicating with my Mom’s old bottle Endocet for anxiety. I’ve been doing it for about two weeks. Now, I’m on Prozac (an SSRI antidepressant) and really should not be taking any medication ending in -cet. Otherwise, I could wind up looking like Tammy Faye Bakker.
But My Nerves Are Shot
So, why are my nerves more frayed than a tug toy after a session with a pack of Labrador retreivers? I’ve had three clients jerk me about by fooling with my payment. One client has paid and it was all a silly misunderstanding and that’s been resolved. (Thank you, client — you know who you are). But I still have two clients who owe me a combined total of nearly $1000 (US). (And you know who you are.)
One grand may not seem like much to some people, but for me it’s a hell of a lot. Especially since I used to be homeless and I’m not exactly eager to return to that condition.
Dangers of Self Medication
So, why am I confessing all of this? Besides to keep me from impaling my forehead with the computer keyboard? It’s to let any readers out there (both of you) know about the dangers of self-medication. For one thing, my depression has worsened. I don’t want to do anything except curl up with my dog and cry. But I only have one Endocet pill left and I’m saving that for March 31, in case my clients still haven’t paid up.
That, and it gives me a good excuse to stick this YouTube clip up of a somewhat decent rap song called “Self Medication Blues”. It does contain adult themes, so kids, make sure your parents are out of the room:
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