I saw my dad and my step mom this week and opened up and shared that I will be following a #hyperbolictaper to come off my medication and by doing so, I hope to avoid #ssriwithdrawal I explained that I believe what I went through in the past was withdrawal and not relapse. It was hard to get the courage to tell them because my father and a couple of my siblings are on these drugs as well. It was an emotional conversation, but it went well, and they support my decision. It feels so much better to have this out in the open rather than feeling like I need to hide this.