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Originally Posted by StevieRox2
It's actually an anticonvulsant and used to treat seizures and anxiety, is not supposed to be used more than 4 weeks, and is highly addictive if used over 2 weeks. It's used to also treat mood disorders, drug-induced mania and bi-polar disorder.
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Yeah, it's not an antidepressant. That's why I get mad at Stevie for condemning antidepressants in the same breath as she talks about her Klonopin addiction. I think she does people a disservice who actually need these meds and can take them without abusing them.
And, I don't know if anyone has said so or not already, but I've tried to wade throught this endless thread and have finally given up without getting even close to the end, but I have to talk about Stevie's journal entries:
First a disclaimer. Stevie's visists to the soldiers are important and valuable and very generous of her. I have no doubt that her feelings for them are genuine and selfless. As with 9-11, she seems to feel others' pain so deeply sometimes. That said:
I find Stevie's journal entries to be so weird lately. If she wants to communicate with her fans, I don't understand why she doesn't just write us an actual letter instead of sharing her journal entries. She has written, at least the last one, in such a self-important way, using the third person to describe her work with the soldiers in such a self-serving, almost mythological manner. I'd prefer that if she wants to bring publicity to the soldiers' plight and draw others into the work she's doing, she tell us how we can donate or get involved ourselves. On another note, I find it weird too that she wants to share with us how much she loved Peter Jennings. lol
Other unpopular opinions:
1. I'd like to see her cut her hair a little shorter so that it would look healthier.
2. I too would like to hear her true opinion on the war in Iraq. There is nothing wrong with being political. I don't understand why she has been afraid to do so.
3. I wish she'd stop relying on the same (but never quite the same) tired stories every time she does an interview. I feel that she's sticking to a script, and I'd like to hear what she REALLY thinks and feels NOW. It would be a shame if she were as stuck in her past as she portrays herself. I'm a romantic, but I'd like it if she had something to talk about BESIDES how she and Lindsey inspire each other, you know?
4. Stevie seemed so unhappy during parts of the SYW tour that I sometimes wonder if I really want to see FM again. I think I could be satisfied with only Stevie solo and Lindsey solo. Even though it was fun to analyze every little moment between S and L, I think I'd rather see her at her best and SYW was not her best. Maybe she was withdrawing to give him the spotlight, or maybe she was too affected by the drama of the tour, who knows, but she was holding back for some reason.
Yikes--Sorry this is so long! I hope y'all can wade through it without falling asleep.
