Reality raw dogged me
this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2023
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Gave up my antidepressants because I'm increasingly convinced the supply chain is deteriorating as collapse progresses and I'd rather go through withdrawal on my terms.
Quit drinking years ago because I 100% needed to, am alcoholic.
Been in an on-again, off-again affair with weed my whole life. Currently off it and... man it's hard to enjoy things.
Brain chemistry, am I right?
Daamn. If you live in a third world shithole that dont have basic stuff like antidepressants, move man.
You know in the US there are problems with the insulin supply chain already, right? And how that's a far more medically crucial medicine than antidepressants are?
Yeah I didn't want to wait around
If we are talking about common antidepressants like reuptake inhibitors, you have an immense array of alternatives at any time of the day.
I live in eastern europe, we have a shit economy. I get my SSRI medication for a few bucks a month, never had a problem.
To be honest, leaving antidepressants because you suspect that everything will fall apart sounds like some extreme form of prepping. Why not just have a years worth of pills in advance and keep taking the helpful medicine until you can?
USA does have it (third world shithole), but peeps can't afford it
Alrighty, lets see. Based on 3 minutes of research, the average US worker earns A THOUSAND FUCKING DOLLARS a week. I earn about 1100$ a month and dont even flinch paying out my antidepressant.
What the fuck do you spend your money on?
How much does your antidepressant cost?
Liike 10 bucks. I dont really pay attention to it.
with a hefty sum of depression of social anxiety
People can afford drugs and therapy?
I was lucky enough to find a psychiatrist that doesn't require me to make an office visit every month. That's the expensive part if you don't have insurance. The actual medication is cheap.
Comments like these and all the shows and reality stuff from the US makes me think everyone over there is in therapy of some sort.
I'm not. But many people feel miserable and trapped by the circumstances of their lives. Either not making enough money or don't have enough friends. The media pushes doom, gloom, and fear because it keeps people's attention. A distorted "reality" is forced down people's throats. Not enough parents teach their children emotional regulation, and schools certainly don't. So even if you don't need meds to get by with your life, a therapist can act as a stand-in for a friend so you can vent about your problems and get advice or comfort.
I don't personally take meds or see a therapist, but I don't look down on others who do. It's just indicative of the complete lack of mental health support in this country.
Drugs and therapy cost money.
Being a menace/deranged to society is free.
Because all the medications that made the illegitimate belief that life wasnt worth living made me fat, took away my sex drive and gave me erectile dysfunction. Which gave me legitimate reasons that life wasnt worth living.
Medicine costs way too fucking much. Hell, even proper medical care costs too much. I'm at that weird income level where I make too much to get help but not enough to afford what I need.
I've been blacklisted from prescription meds on account of my hypernormality syndrome.