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The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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Anxiety and Depression

i was diagnosed with anxiety and sent home with a prescription for bus veron. The doctor explained my mental health diagnosis in these terms of, like, your brain chemicals are out of wack. And to me, that felt very empowering because i think some of the internalized stigma that i had surrounding mental health,. i was blaming myself for the way that i felt and for what was happening to me. I would always recommend that people follow their doctors instructions but i will just say that my experience with the process of being prescribed medication has generally been a negative one.

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