Me and a professional chatting
Quora advocate advised me to post a response I gave in regards to the effects of loving and antidepressants. So here it is....... good old copy and paste
I have to add another comment, in regards to “needing them”. I've suffered clinical depression so severely and no doubt a lot can relate too. What actually gets me out of the little cycle type behavior, is forcing myself to get up, go for a walk even if it ment dragging myself the whole time. I'd make my partner drive to a private distance and make me get some exercise. It took many of these before I noticed change. But change I got. I've now tricked my brain into thinking it needs to walk when it starts to slide downhill. I've even managed to turn to gardening when my brain is looking at listening to the drunken monkeys in my mind. (Or the subconscious. That doesn't sound so out there and crazy). I've learnt to take control of what every mind has. The subconscious or sometimes to some of us, the traumatic memories that prevail. If anybody is reading this that suffers debilitating depression and or anxiety, please give this a try. Find your cliches or niche. You must stay determined and having somebody you trust to encourage and almost force you to go get life back.
I remember so many psychologists and psychiatrists telling me that I have to want to get better. I never returned to them as I honestly believed they were talking from a rationale brain. How can they offer advice to a sick brain that can't possibly think survival for life……. THEY WERE ALL RIGHT and I've proven it.
Much credit goes to a mental health workers. What a hard and energy zapping job. It takes a strong wise brain to do it. ………don't get me wrong here either, I did see some very very ordinary mental health professionals that I felt needed my help as much as I needed theirs.
I could go on and on about this topic and experiences, but ultimately, the opinion from this professional is spot on and admire your guts to say so…..
The story was from a psychotherapist stating that ssris or antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft actually suppress the brain to the point of "the inability to love". Love your long time partner whom you adore and ultimately have become a part of. Then there's the inability to love yourself. This has to come first really, if you can't love yourself, how can you love at all? And no, loving yourself isn't being "in love with yourself", like we would once think as a younger self. Loving yourself is real and it's healthy. It's a balance of acceptance of who you are and where you fit in. It's about knowing and understanding that EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT FOR IMPORTANT REASONS.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm commenting on my own post..... you can admire it or laugh, that's ok, that's you and this is me.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, one thing that was mentioned in this article, the high rate of people on ssri antidepressants. It's huge. There is a big big correlation or connection to the amount of marriage break ups. Not saying this is the only cause, it has a huge role. Like stated in the other comment.... they cause, increase and contribute to the inability to love. I'm sure if you google this topic, it will explain it to a point of truth.