Thread: depression, anxiety, and ADHD as the "new norm"
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Old Oct 19, 2014, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by MotownJohnny View Post
Taking psychotropic drugs makes me feel weak and ashamed. It says to me that I am somehow inadequate mentally. And mental issues equate to me, because of background, upbringing, and culture to immoral and unequal to other members of society.

And if you were having surgery or had to take meds for a heart condition and so on...would you feel inadequate if you had to take drugs.. I do believe drugs are over prescribed without learning better ways to cope.

My life is better because of medication - but I have also been active in changing and learning ways to cope and "retrain" my brain.
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Thanks for this!
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