{"id":92303,"date":"2016-07-16T23:59:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T23:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/07\/16\/vetmedirl-princess-xion-simonbitdiddle\/"},"modified":"2016-07-16T23:59:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T23:59:56","slug":"vetmedirl-princess-xion-simonbitdiddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/07\/16\/vetmedirl-princess-xion-simonbitdiddle\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

vetmedirl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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princess-xion<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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simonbitdiddle<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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gandalfkorv<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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adistasteformath<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I honestly hate how art and media have kind of romanticized the idea of like\u00a0\u201cgoing off your meds and being your true self again\u201d because like I started taking antidepressants and like immediately got a new job, found a place to live, improved my relationships with people in my life and completely reconciled with my sort of estranged ex-girlfriend?? Medication can be rad and while I realize that it\u2019s not for everybody I don\u2019t think anything should be trying to convince anyone that being on medication inherently makes you less of who you are<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

(Most) Medication is for helping you to be you<\/i> again. The real me isn\u2019t tired by just walking to the train station. The real me is not my anxiety or depression. They don\u2019t define me.<\/p>\n

The real me is who I am when I\u2019m not anxious and feeling worthless 24\/7.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Medication is supposed to be the chemical equivalent of glasses or a wheelchair, depending on the severity of impairment. It tries to help you compensate for what has been taken, been broken, or is missing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In particular, i always hear the myth that anti-depressants give you\u00a0\u201cartificial happiness\u201d\u2026 no, no, no. They give your brain the ability<\/i> to be happy. You won\u2019t always be happy, and sometimes you\u2019ll be sad. But the happiness you\u2019re able to feel when you\u2019re on meds is your own, real, happiness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE NEUROTYPICALS IN THE BACK!!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I am 100% better on meds then off. I resisted meds for a long time, in part because of BS like this. I was worried about losing my creativity. But you know what? When I wasn\u2019t anxious all the time, when my depression faded a bit, when my mood became more even, THEN I had more energy to create, my brain had more space to come up with positive things, I could actually focus on the things I wanted to do.<\/p>\n

Medications become less effective over time as your body gets used to them. I\u2019ve been on these current meds for a couple years now and I don\u2019t think they\u2019re working as well, but even so I\u2019m still a LOT better then I was.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year was really hard, really stressful. Job loses and money problems and car problems, and I honestly don\u2019t think I could have handled everything as well as I did without being on my meds. Even when I didn\u2019t have insurance I still came up with the $80\/mo for the out of pocket cost of my meds because I knew it was making all the difference.<\/p>\n

What made me finally get help and get on meds was essentially failing a semester and a half of school. I\u2019m kicking myself now because I\u2019ve run out of financial aid and I\u2019ve got one more semester to go (so if I hadn\u2019t failed I\u2019d be graduated now). But I can\u2019t change the past, and I know that since I am on meds now, I\u2019ll be able to finish, to focus.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m 37 years old. It\u2019s never too late to realize you have a problem and get the help you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

vetmedirl: princess-xion: simonbitdiddle: gandalfkorv: adistasteformath: I honestly hate how art and media have kind of romanticized the idea of like\u00a0\u201cgoing off your meds and being your true self again\u201d because like I started taking antidepressants and like immediately got a new job, found a place to live, improved my relationships with people in my life … <\/p>\n

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