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Coda · Posted 01-18-2013, 12:57 PM

Modern antidepressants aren't "happy pills." They don't function by forcing you to be happy and upbeat all the time. What they do is interfere with the negative feedback loop that makes the depressive episodes so bad -- basically, they help avoid "feeling bad that you feel bad" or "I'm so depressed that I can't do anything to get better." They keep you from getting into the worst of it so that you can learn how to make the most of the rest of your life.

There may be valid reasons that someone might not want to take antidepressants, but "artificial happiness" isn't one of them.

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Modern antidepressants aren't "happy pills." They don't function by forcing you to be happy and upbeat all the time. What they do is interfere with the negative feedback loop that makes the depressive episodes so bad -- basically, they help avoid "feeling bad that you feel bad" or "I'm so depressed that I can't do anything to get better." They keep you from getting into the worst of it so that you can learn how to make the most of the rest of your life. There may be valid reasons that someone might not want to take antidepressants, but "artificial happiness" isn't one of them. Games by Coda (updated 4/8/2025 - New game: Marianas Miner) Art by Coda (updated 8/25/2022 - beatBitten and All-Nighter Simulator) Mega Man: The Light of Will (Mega Man / Green Lantern crossover: In the lead-up to the events of Mega Man 2, Dr. Wily has discovered emotional light technology. How will his creations change how humankind thinks about artificial intelligence? Sadly abandoned. Sufficient Velocity x-post)
	Posted 01-18-2013, 12:57 PM