As someone who was on these drugs for 30 years, I cannot stress this point enough. The physical withdrawal effects were nothing compared to waking up to what I had believed, condoned, and participated in. For me, they functioned like an obedience serum.
Emotional blunting from psychiatric meds doesn't just numb depression—it numbs outrage, empathy, moral courage. A population chemically detached from deep feeling is easier to manipulate and control. Coincidence? Or by design? We're losing our humanity one prescription at a time.