I’m curious because I noticed the medication I’m currently on helps me emotionally regulate myself but doesn’t prevent me from thinking about how it still sucks.

I’m trying my damndest to reframe how I think about things. God is it hard though 😮‍💨

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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    7 months ago

    I do. Adderall helps me become not pessimistic and doomer for 8 hours. But after that I’m under my covers in darkness wishing I was a normal person.

    I usually cope through one or the other, or both:

    1. I just keep working while on meds. Keep completing tasks. And I mean paid work with a direct deposit, not just any task on my schedule that needs to be done. I’m decent at and enjoy what I do, so I try to keep it up.
    2. Look at my past self as a separate entity and try to comfort him. He’s been through enough and needs a friend or guardian to help him through it and advise him on better approaches for the future. I can either be that friend, or I can be one of the many assholes in his life who’s berated and abused him.