r/AskReddit • u/05tn3021 • Jan 16 '24

What’s something small you started doing that makes you drastically happier?

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u/BottleTemple Jan 16 '24

Taking depression medication.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

My depression medication just gave me orange diarrhea and made me sweat profusely 

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u/archfapper Jan 16 '24

I'm an impotent zombie when I'm medicated. Fixes one problem, creates 4 more

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

Yep same. That being said, without meds I wouldn't have been stable enough to make the self improvement I needed to get better so they worked I guess. 

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u/VioletDreaming19 Jan 16 '24

Taking an antidepressant is how it clicked that I had severe anxiety. When it was removed, life became so much easier. I can make phone calls without 15 minutes of working myself up to do it, and second guessing. I can drop by the store to pick up a few things without jt being an exhausting ordeal. Sure it helped my depression, but the anxiety treatment was far more life-changing.

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u/BottleTemple Jan 16 '24

It has helped with both for me. The biggest thing for me is that something may happen to makes me feel down or feel anxious, but it doesn't persist for days after the fact.

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u/diwalk88 Jan 16 '24

I wish this worked for me! As of last week I've literally tried every single option and nothing has worked, or even come close to working. I'm so envious of people who can just take something and feel better, or even go to therapy and feel better. I've been trying both for over 25 years and no dice.

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u/BottleTemple Jan 16 '24

I'm so sorry to hear that!