My brother and I both inherited our family's anxiety and depression, and we're both on meds that make us feel disconnected from ourselves — we check in on each other but never talk about this weird shared experience of feeling chemically altered.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family members with similar psychiatric medication experiences are missing opportunities for mutual understanding and support around the complex relationship between treatment and identity.
“Where Are You with Mental health medications and the body?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.