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When Mental Health Treatment Solves One Problem But Creates Another

My anxiety medication makes me feel numb to everything - I don't panic anymore but I also don't feel joy or excitement about anything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're facing the complex reality that healing sometimes requires temporary trade-offs between different aspects of well-being.

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