Medication vs. Meditation

Last Saturday was the worst day. I'd been OCD about everything, vacuumed 4 times, ironed an entire wardrobe for no good reason, yelled at the kids for being kids, my patience was so short.... what in the world?

Once I was able to regroup later that evening, I sat down to meditate, searching for peace in the midst of my apparent chaos - wondering where I'd gone wrong. Then it dawned on me - I had not taken my anxiety medication that day.

It was a relief at first, discovering my issue, but then I started to wonder - am I ever going to be able to function without this stuff? The thought made me begin to question the entire theory behind taking medication. Was it truly a help, or a hindrance? (More)

Source: The Examiner