The impulsivity is bad, wasted so much money and time. The hyperfocus, when on the wrong task, has cost me hours in that day. The poor planning / time management has landed me in a world of hurt more times than I care to admit. The low tolerance for distractions / hot temper has caused me to hurt those whom I love most in this world. The inability to properly direct my focus on a task has caused me to lose sight of, and therefore miss, deadlines.
That’s all bad.
But the worst part for me? The part that doctors don’t seem to even attempt to address (except for direct symptom management, which barely work)? Emotional mirroring. If you’re depressed and I’m with you, guess what happens to me? Today sucked. Depression is an unrelenting bitch, and I hate her with every fiber of my being.
I don’t think saying this with no proof whatsoever does anything other than make people who take SSRIs feel guilty about themselves. (Maybe it doesn’t, I just imagined my reaction if this said “stimulants” instead of “SSRIs”) (sorry about the tone if this comes off as confrontational)
It isn’t talked about as much as it used to, but in my own life, I’ve had multiple people prescribed SSRIs that didn’t need them. My wife is now being prescribed SSRIs for a bout of anxiety, and although she’s nearly back to her old self without taking them, her psychiatrist is still pushing her to take them. The side effects of them, and the withdrawal from them are often not worth the investment. It takes weeks for them to start working, and getting off of them can often cause problems worse than the problems that prompted taking them. I’ve had multiple people close to me become suicidal when trying to stop taking them, when they weren’t even close to that point before.