Most people who take antidepressants don't end up on them "for life", that's a bit melodramatic. You basically take them for a while until your outlook changes, then you don't need them anymore. The chemical imbalance thing is kind of overrated. The brain has a natural balance that it will return to even under the influence of antidepressants. They aren't magic and a lot of it is placebo; you still have to do the changing yourself, but they might help you do that.
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Originally Posted by Redlemon
I wish Gilda was still on this site. She was going through much of the same issues as you, except hers was from the passiveness and shyness side of the continuum. If I recall correctly, she discussed it in her journal quite a bit, and after much concern over feeling like a failure, decided to accept medication as a way to heal. Her Journal is still on this site.
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I miss having Gilda around too. Hope she's doing well.