I tried so hard to make it without any drugs (except caffeine) and while physically I feel better but the anxiety and depression is still so strong that I don’t want to leave the house and want to sleep through the weekend. So I’m self-medicating with microdosing psilocybin and mdma. And meditating. But at some point I think I just need professional help.

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I hope you find some relief soon.

Here’s what tipped the scales for me: I realized that every tool I had (therapy, mediation, etc etc) was not enough.

Getting on meds helped me clear the cobwebs enough to start actually building my life, instead of being in survival mode.

Get some help and feel better soon 🧡

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Finding the right medication has literally been life changing and I wish I had done if decades earlier. I know that’s not everyone’s experience… I’m lucky. But truly can’t overstate how much better I feel.

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I have been feeling the same way for the past month or 2 so definitely feel you. I’d say going to a psychiatrist saves me! Find one especially to give you meds instead of therapy, which I dont find helpful but people may prefer therapy or need both. I told my doctor that I may suffer from seasonal affect disorder & he put me on wellbutrin. I wouldnt say I’m filled with joy now but at least every day it’s less of a struggle to get out of bed & I am able to function like a normal human being (work, eat, sleep).

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I’m so lame that I had to lookup what those items were you were micro dosing… so mushrooms and ecstasy/molly.

Is it working? I think pro help is wise. I will say I have yet to find a medication that works well for me. Good luck!

Haha, I am really into drugs and am in Europe, can you tell? 🙃 short term, it really did help. Then I built up a tolerance so it’s not as effective anymore.
So, still searching 🥲

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