>Many people take medication as a gateway to develop those skills and go on to do quite well in life. This is important. When I went on anti-depressants (for p

>Many people take medication as a gateway to develop those skills and go on to do quite well in life. This is important. When I went on anti-depressants (for pure-o OCD), my intent was to get some breathing room and learn to manage my symptoms better. I've definitely been able to do that, but it's lead to a few cases of thinking 'hey, I should be able to stop taking these now', which have all gone poorly for me. I think I'm better able to cope now if I don't have access to medication, but I won't be stopping again any time soon, it's too risky for me.