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Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 months agoYou come off SSRIs (with or without) tapering and get “The zaps” and tell me that’s not addiction.
Source: Guess what I fucking did last year.
tell me that’s not addiction
That’s not addiction. Addiction is just as much psychological as it is physiological, and goes way deeper than chemical dependence. Once you’re through the withdrawals of SSRI dependence you’re pretty much good, while an addict will most likely struggle for the rest of their life.
The zaps can be fun sometimes
Trying to get off of long term SSRIs was a nightmare for me and left my body broken in a bunch of whole new ways
That’s such an apt description.
Not all of them have that, I’ve been on about 7 SSRIs and have never had the zaps from stopping
itsAsin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
you are describing “chemical dependence”.
addiction is more than that.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If someone smacks you over the head with a bat, is that better or worse if they strike you over the head with a bat?
Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
They were saying that this person is addicted too, not that addiction isn’t bad. Chemical addiction is only one form addiction can take.