I hear you, and I’m no doctor or psychiatrist. I do know, for myself, a combination of SSRIs, amphetamines, and talk therapy have helped me tremendously. I’m actually in the process of switching off the SSRIs for something else now due to side effects.

I’d see a lot of these memes and get a chuckle but then realized that these seem to be more relatable to me than most others. Things like OPs, or ADHDinos, or w/e.

That’s what ultimately got me to talk to my doctor about ADHD. Especially when I realized that eating disorders actually go both ways, not just anorexia/bulemia but also binging without purging, and compelled me to talk about other things, which also lead to treatment for anxiety and BED (fortunately Vyvanse is super effective for both ADHD and BED, and really feels like it’s helping my confidence/social anxiety more than Adderall would)

Side note, public service announcement, up to 80% of people can experience sexual side effects from SSRIs. More often this leads to poor medication adherence instead of dealing with talking to your doctor and finding other therapies. It’s incredibly common and there’s no reason to feel embarrassed or anxious for it, but poor sexual health can certainly exacerbate symptoms of anxiety or depression that the SSRIs are usually used to treat. Moreover, the side effects can present in single-player mode, multi-player mode, or both. No reason to feel bad having trouble going solo. Everyone does it, and more than likely your doctor won’t care for that level of detail anyway (unless you care to provide it).

That wasn’t directed at you. That’s just for everyone (but especially SSRI patients and their partners) to know.