Such a sophisticated girl. #catstr

I haven't found much being talked about #ssriwithdrawal here on #nostr so I'm bringing my story to the #nostrverse Part 1 18 years ago, my mother was dying and I was in a very unhealthy marriage. I was mentally and emotionally unwell. I went to the doctor. I wish I had never made that drs appointment. But I did. I was prescribed an SSRI. My doctor never gave me the full details to really understand what I was getting into. To be fair, I've also learned that big pharma tailored their trials and info to not actually inform the doctors either. The drugs helped numb some of the negative emotions. But what I needed was real community and support, not medication to numb me from my life experiences. Four years later, I had left my marriage and said goodbye to my mother and grieved that loss. I decided I was tired of the side effects from the medication and wanted to get off them. I followed my doctors advice and came off "slowly"... It is was no where near slow enough. The panic was unbearable. I could barely function. I had gone back to university and thought I was going to have to drop out when I was so close to getting my degree. I went to my doctor and was diagnosed with a panic/anxiety disorder. So back on the meds I went. I didn't understand at the time that I was experiencing SSRI withdrawal, and not a new diagnosis. I now know what was happening. I'm going to split my story up over the coming days. This was just the beginning of experiencing how horrific SSRI withdrawal could be.

I think we need more cats on #nostr #catstr

The garlic crop is thriving. Every little step towards self sufficiency matters. #growyourownfood

The raspberries should be arriving soon 🐝🥰. #nature #bumblebees #growyourownfood

The spirea are starting to bloom. 🥰🐝🌸

I was orange pilled just two months ago, and it's given me hope as I saw my fellow Canadians vote in a former central banker as prime minister 🤦🏼‍♀️🤬 after ten years of destruction from the same liberal party. Last week I got to meet @Lawrence Lepard at the Orange Hatters book club - such an honour. I've learned a lot from his book, from @Saifedean Ammous 's books and podcast. I'm now onto @Lyn Alden 's book. I just have to say...this has been a great community to fall into! Sending out some ❤️ to you all! #orangepilled #hopeforthefuture #canada...wtfiswrongwithyou

Enjoying the colours of spring and the return of my little buzzing friends 🐝

Thanks to the @Club Orange I decided to create a nostr account so I could sign up without an email address. I had no idea what nostr was at the time. But now I think I'm going to probably get off X and Instagram and digitally live here instead.