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Instead of going through this and fixing my life, i'm outsourcing it on pills

andrew_ 5y ago
It's common for introspective insight to be achieved only through chemical means. This is why psilocybin is finally being researched as a potential natural approach to certain disorders.
sneak 5y ago
This comes from a belief that you could fix the problem via some thought process. Is a type 1 diabetic simply outsourcing their disease to injectable insulin "instead of going thorough this and fixing [their] life"? Depression doesn't work like that. You asked for advice because what you were thinking/trying isn't working. Don't be surprised if some of the suggestions are going to be things you haven't tried yet.
- pureblood 5y ago
  that sounds like some kind of victimhood narrative. you can totally think yourself into an unhealthy mind. its avoiding personal responsibility to say otherwise.
mthoms 5y ago
That’s not at all accurate. Blaming yourself for having depression is like blaming yourself for having epilepsy. It’s not your “fault”. It’s important to note that while you might be taking meds, but you might not be taking the right meds, in the right amount. It took me a while to find the right combination for me. This is very, very common. Everyone is different. People react differently to different antidepressants. Finding the right med(s) is a process. It sucks but it’s worth it. You are worth it.
- pureblood 5y ago
  hes worth getting out of the vicious cycle he is in. meds arent gonna help him. why does everyone want the easy way out. just take this pill it will solve the problems you thought yourself into..
nurettin 5y ago
Pills, especially ritalin have the side effect of being really hard to get off once your mind is ready to produce joy again. This might be a hard pill to swallow, but what you need is healthy habits.
- mthoms 5y ago
  Ritalin is not an anti-depressant.
  - nurettin 5y ago
    It is an addictive upper, I'm surprised everyone I know who had psychiatric help is on it.
pureblood 5y ago
you are right to think that. depression isnt quite a choice so much as a side effect of choices you make. everything has a cost. and being self absorbed has the cost of inducing depression.

It's common for introspective insight to be achieved only through chemical means. This is why psilocybin is finally being researched as a potential natural approach to certain disorders.

sneak 5y ago

This comes from a belief that you could fix the problem via some thought process. Is a type 1 diabetic simply outsourcing their disease to injectable insulin "instead of going thorough this and fixing [their] life"? Depression doesn't work like that. You asked for advice because what you were thinking/trying isn't working. Don't be surprised if some of the suggestions are going to be things you haven't tried yet.

pureblood 5y ago
that sounds like some kind of victimhood narrative. you can totally think yourself into an unhealthy mind. its avoiding personal responsibility to say otherwise.

mthoms 5y ago

That’s not at all accurate. Blaming yourself for having depression is like blaming yourself for having epilepsy. It’s not your “fault”. It’s important to note that while you might be taking meds, but you might not be taking the right meds, in the right amount. It took me a while to find the right combination for me. This is very, very common. Everyone is different. People react differently to different antidepressants. Finding the right med(s) is a process. It sucks but it’s worth it. You are worth it.

pureblood 5y ago
hes worth getting out of the vicious cycle he is in. meds arent gonna help him. why does everyone want the easy way out. just take this pill it will solve the problems you thought yourself into..

nurettin 5y ago

Pills, especially ritalin have the side effect of being really hard to get off once your mind is ready to produce joy again. This might be a hard pill to swallow, but what you need is healthy habits.

mthoms 5y ago
Ritalin is not an anti-depressant.
- nurettin 5y ago
  It is an addictive upper, I'm surprised everyone I know who had psychiatric help is on it.

pureblood 5y ago

you are right to think that. depression isnt quite a choice so much as a side effect of choices you make. everything has a cost. and being self absorbed has the cost of inducing depression.