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I take antidepressants for my anxiety disorder, not because I feel bad because my life doesn't match up with the standards of my country's ideological perfectionism. It's my own perfectionism that comes with my Asperger's Syndrome, along with childhood exposure to mental abuse that got me where I am.
So, don't generalize. Antidepressants have a variety of uses, some for what you mean, others for coping with psychological illnesses from family problems and the like.
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Aspergers Syndrome? Then of course you need them. If you have an anxiety issue or something, then there's nothing wrong with taking them. I'm sorry if I implied that. I'm sure there are many people that dotake them with excellent reasons- but I'm somewhat skeptical that all 118 million are in the same boat.
Obviously, some people need them with disorders, etc. But doctors give them away way too freely. According to an
online diagnosis quiz, my answers "reflect the presence of significant depressive symptoms" and I should get pills from my doctor right away. (this online diagnosis was a quiz, and I answered "sometimes" to every question, such as: "do you find yourself feeling blue?" and "Do you find yourself tired when you shouldn't be?") It's just silly. Everyone feels sad sometimes.
so, I'm sorry if I implied that all people who take antidepressants are stupid escapists or whatever. I didn't mean to imply that no one has a right to take them. But according to online diagnosis, I need to run out to the doctor and get them simply because I sometimes feel sad. Which is
ridiculous.