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I think something is wrong with me, I keep getting into these kinds of conversations on HN instead of the insightful and intelligent conversations I used to hav

I think something is wrong with me, I keep getting into these kinds of conversations on HN instead of the insightful and intelligent conversations I used to have on here. I think I need to reassess the way I am engaging with this site. I am not even going to bother linking the research about the actual observable effects of various medications on various mental illnesses because clearly youre an elder and if you were interested in the truth on this matter you would have sought it out by now. For the second time in as many days I am disengaging from this exchange

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
> I think something is wrong with me I am so sorry to hear that. Have you discussed these thoughts with your psychiatrist? I am sure that she has an arsenal of prescriptions to treat you with. On second thought, during your weekly runs to the pharmacy for a stack of frozen pizzas and a fistful of prescriptions, your 16-hour workdays and 12 hours on social media consuming rage, fear, and paranoia, did you ever stop to think that there's a better way? Have you considered eating an organic apple once in a while? 30 minutes of meditation, clearing your mind and listening to your Higher Power? What about disconnecting from the Internet and your phone for a few hours a week, at least? Getting outside, taking a walk, making some Vitamin D? Sometimes the best cures are perhaps not as easy as popping a few pills; they're not subsidized by your insurance company, and they require forming better habits, but they are truly efficacious and have long-lasting, proven effects. Those are effects that are proven by science, by knowledge, by experience.