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When life-saving medication changes how others see you

I gained sixty pounds on antidepressants that saved my life and now people treat me completely differently and I do not know which version of me is real.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intersection of mental health treatment and body size reveals how conditional social acceptance really is.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.