Am I going to be less creative if I better care for my mental health?
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After many years of putting it off and agonizing about whether or not to go on drugs, I finally went on medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder this month. Spoiler: It’s been super dope, and I feel superhuman and also happier. My reluctance to get medicated was probably based on a stigma, but probably not the stigma that is most common. I don’t have many hang-ups about taking medicine to treat an issue and to get relief. I don’t think I have too many hang-ups about mental health or neurodivergence either — at least not in the sense where I feel weaker for “needing” medicine.
Am I going to be less creative if I better care for my mental health?
Am I going to be less creative if I better…
Am I going to be less creative if I better care for my mental health?
After many years of putting it off and agonizing about whether or not to go on drugs, I finally went on medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder this month. Spoiler: It’s been super dope, and I feel superhuman and also happier. My reluctance to get medicated was probably based on a stigma, but probably not the stigma that is most common. I don’t have many hang-ups about taking medicine to treat an issue and to get relief. I don’t think I have too many hang-ups about mental health or neurodivergence either — at least not in the sense where I feel weaker for “needing” medicine.