Posted by floatingbridge on May 23, 2009, at 17:16:58
In reply to To anybody lost on SSRIs, posted by West on May 23, 2009, at 11:58:40
> Over time,
> as consciousness is changed through drugs, so too, inevitably, is the outlook, the view; and while the worst of our symptoms are relieved, a gradual sense of dullness creeps in, and without proper emotional nourishment, apathy, turning eventually into a sort of resigned cynicism, seem to characterise the SSRI experience
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> irrational, but native, thoughts of anxiety, fear, jealousy, anger, lust, joy et al. fly under the radar, often in far subtler ways than you'd know, and I am concerned about how this directly affects person's character, their 'native' makeup and behaviour (do they become designers where before they wanted to be painters for example, or librarians instead of authors?)
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> I myself find it too sad see connections fall just out of reach even among those most cherished.Dear West,
Lost on SSRI's--your question is a provocative one, and I feel sad thinking about it. What's comes my mind right now, in response to your musings, is the grief I feel over what seem to be diminished opportunities and capabilities due to (mental) illness itself. This is a side thread to your question, I realize.
warm wishes,
Candace
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