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How to Navigate Identity When Medication Changes Who You Are

I've been taking anxiety medication for three years and it works but I hate that I need a pill to feel normal and I don't know who I am without it anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The boundary between your authentic self and chemically-mediated self has become unclear, threatening your sense of personal agency.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Medications and how they work?”

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