About anti-depressants as a former user of them
Every now and then I see a thread pop up on Holla Forums where people talk about anti-depressants and how they are bad and how they're just pure evil condensed into a pill. This talk while I agree with some aspect of it, is not really sound nor fair and as someone who these have helped a lot I'd like to give my inside view of it all.
Are anti-depressants prescribed too easily these days to every single little problem?
Yes. I do honestly think that it's become an easy way out for society and doctors to just push pills down your throat.
Should I take anti-depressants?
The answer is both yes and no. For me personally I did take them and they did help. They made me better, and I'm like a new man now. But I also suffered from long term depression that was not the result of heavy alcohol use, I didn't use any other drugs and I was healthy and these things are key factors that you should consider before jumping on the pill-train.
What I'd like you to consider and do before you start taking them.
Is your current depression very deep, has it been going on for a long time? Or Is it a result of some other bad life choices such as excessive alcohol use?
If you are depressed due to bad life choices of no exercise, heavy alcohol use or other drug use, then I'd encourage you to first improve these. Depression is often linked to your body not feeling well. Just stopping to drink, start to get fit and healthy will do miracles for most people.
If your depression isn't the result of life choices such as excessive alcohol use, and you're suffering from persistent depression then I do recommend you give them a try.
One thing that I absolutely want you to remember is this. DO NOT CONSULT JUST ONE DOCTOR. Many people go to a doctor, they slap a prescription in your hand and send you away. Fact is that most average doctors have no clue about mental illnesses or depression. What I'd recommend is that you do what I did.
What I did:
I went to a doctor, had my health checked in general. From that I knew that I didn't have any hormone imbalances, wasn't generally unhealthy etc. Hormone imbalances due to infections etc can cause changes in mood etc which most people don't realise. Once I got a clean bill of health I went to a psychiatrist and discussed my issues. These people specialise in mental health, they are much more competent in giving you the right help and right medication than any other doctor out there. They are also very likely to at first not pop you full of pills and try to pick apart the problem in other ways. In my case I was diagnosed with a severe form of depression and I was given both medication and therapy sessions and I’ll be forever thankful for these people who changed me back into being who I really am and therefore it does frustrate me a lot when I see blanket conspiracies about this all. It’s just not that simple.
If you go on anti-depressants you NEED TO REMEMBER THIS:
They do not work like painkillers. They won’t fix your problems over night. In fact they work very slowly. In my case I was on them for three years. Many times during thins I wanted to throw the pill in the trash because they “weren’t working” but I didn’t. And slowly things started to improve. I got longer periods of time without depression until I reach the point where I’m in now, where I’m back to 100 % normal. During this I also went to therapy, to really dig into whatever the hell is messing with you deep in side. These two things combined take a lot of effort, a lot of fate in the professionals and a lot of patience.
And when you as a redpilled individual start to lose fate in the healing process remember this. You’re being treated by knowledge and technology created by white men. You’re not eating dried goat testicles like some chink. Just hang in there and things will get better.