Women hold themselves to this standard where we’re supposed to be perfect. We all have our own image of what that should be, and it doesn’t involve taking psychiatric medication. I’m walking up Lexington Avenue towards the subway on a cold Manhattan winter day from my psychiatrist’s office. It’s a route I’ve walked for five… Continue reading Not Crazy: How I Overcame My Double Standard About Taking Psychiatric Medication
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#MyFavoriteMeds Hashtag Fights Psychiatric Medication Stigma
People who rely on medication to keep their mental health in check sometimes experience judgment from others, but this social media movement is trying to change that. People who take pills for their mental health sometimes are chastised for pumping themselves full of unnatural chemicals in a last-ditch effort to hold themselves together. In truth,… Continue reading #MyFavoriteMeds Hashtag Fights Psychiatric Medication Stigma