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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"blog",<br>"author":"steemed-open",<br>"permlink":"repressants",<br>"title":"Repressants",<br>"body":"I\u2019ve been on antidepressants. Not recently,<br> but for many years I took them. I didn\u2019t have better coping skills back then and so I looked to the pills when things got too crazy,<br> too stressful,<br> or when there was a lingering sadness that I could not seem to overcome otherwise. I\u2019ve been off of antidepressants now for 4 years. \n\n![7667C0A0-F0E2-4B4C-B403-7266AC4E9185.jpeg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmNwQaNN3gDzvaB7bTWMZG68YBpznHVVUkMoTgkzsWU2ve\/7667C0A0-F0E2-4B4C-B403-7266AC4E9185.jpeg)\n\nThe pills took the edge off the sadness. They keep you out of the darkest bottom of your mental pit. But the problem is that you can\u2019t hide,<br> avoid,<br> or deny parts. My experience with antidepressants is that they\u2019re like a little numbing agent preventing you from the \u201cdanger\u201d of fully experiencing the strongest of emotions. But in that way they numb both the highs and the lows. Frankly,<br> calling them \u201cantidepressants\u201d is a brilliant little spin attempt,<br> and probably from the marketing department. They are more aptly called repressants in that they repress the full experience of life. \n\n![5A16BF6F-1F7D-4101-835E-7A5FF7549F2C.jpeg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmVbNGQgdg6DaPKSUgHWgpSeqRKJZpY8BSUSFWkkYcpYWi\/5A16BF6F-1F7D-4101-835E-7A5FF7549F2C.jpeg)\n\nReading \u201cThe Invitation\u201d by Oriah I find this passage that sums it up nicely. \n\n\u201cWe are afraid of pain\u2014emotional and physical\u2014and we want to believe that there is a way around experiencing our own sorrow,<br> that we can avoid the pain and lose nothing of the fullness and joy of living. It\u2019s simply not true.\u201d\n\nHolding yourself back in life or denying your dreams out of the singular focus on safety,<br> security,<br> risk avoidance,<br> etc is like applying a topical antidepressant to everything. You might successfully avoid getting hurt that way,<br> but you will also successfully avoid experiencing your full potential vitality. You lose part of your opportunity to experience the \u201cfullness and joy of living.\u201d \n\n![912C413C-D80A-4100-8B78-AC10F6D95114.jpeg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmbhcCbEaVuRMTpdP4QkDV3EFRe1AZpDyGmoFTLv3S8mwk\/912C413C-D80A-4100-8B78-AC10F6D95114.jpeg)\n\nWe can\u2019t hide,<br> deny,<br> or avoid PARTS...of who we are,<br> of our emotions,<br> or of our dreams. Numbing or avoiding the potential pains robs us of ever experiencing true joy and freedom. \n\nHow do you chose to live?",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"blog\",<br>\"life\",<br>\"photography\",<br>\"nsfw\",<br>\"pain\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmNwQaNN3gDzvaB7bTWMZG68YBpznHVVUkMoTgkzsWU2ve\/7667C0A0-F0E2-4B4C-B403-7266AC4E9185.jpeg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmVbNGQgdg6DaPKSUgHWgpSeqRKJZpY8BSUSFWkkYcpYWi\/5A16BF6F-1F7D-4101-835E-7A5FF7549F2C.jpeg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmbhcCbEaVuRMTpdP4QkDV3EFRe1AZpDyGmoFTLv3S8mwk\/912C413C-D80A-4100-8B78-AC10F6D95114.jpeg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " | | comment_options | "author":"steemed-open",
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