I take issue with the idea that we have some intrinsic essentialist self/soul/atman that constitutes "who we are" — such that it could be changed. If taking ant

I take issue with the idea that we have some intrinsic essentialist self/soul/atman that constitutes "who we are" — such that it could be changed. If taking antidepressants makes one less neurotic, does that mean we have been fundamentally changed? Doubtful. The illusion of the self is socially useful and pervasive, but there isn't much to support it.