Why I no longer take any mental health medication

You're probably wondering if I'm crazy, right? Ironic.

I was on several different medications as a kid, but I hadn't taken anything as an adult until I was 27. This was prompted by unexpectedly losing my dad.

But as of this writing, I take no form of mental health medication. Not even as a PRN. I successfully weaned myself off of it.

Now, medication can be fantastic for many people. This is not me trashing medication. If medication helps you, by all means keep taking it.

I found that while on medication, my thinking was fuzzy. It felt like my mind had cotton balls around the edges. My mood was fairly stable, yes, but I wasn't fully me. I could function fine, I could hold down a job, I could have relationships, but I felt like my quirkiness and uniqueness was dulled. I also didn't like feeling that I was relying on it for self-regulation (whether or not that was actually true).

And it was only recently that my toolkit of coping mechanisms expanded enough to handle things on my own. I do EFT daily. I move my body nearly every day. I'm very mindful about what I eat. I have an overflowing spice and herb cabinet, a ridiculous number of teas, some crystals, I've dabbled in energetics and biofield science, the power of intention, yoga, qigong . . .

I am now the most ME I've ever been. It's only taken me 31 years, but I'm here now and I am very proud of the work I've done on myself.