My doctor (paraphrased), when I expressed doubts about going back on an anti-depressant. (via
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This is such a good analogy because nobody thinks about it like this. If you wear glasses, you literally need constant use of a medical aid to experience the world like most people do. If it were anything besides glasses, that would be considered a disability. But needing glasses is an extremely common, visible, and accepted form of disability to the point that we don’t even consider it one, we just accept that some people need glasses and that’s perfectly normal and there’s nothing wrong with needing to rely on them.
That is how all disabilities and illnesses should be seen, and how we should look at treatment for them. You have a problem, and you need help dealing with it, and there’s nothing wrong with either of those things. That’s perfectly normal and that’s okay.
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Reblogging myself bc ^^that^^ was such a beautiful addition. ~JJ
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My doctor said something similar to this to me. It really helped change my outlook about living with mental illness.
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