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When medication helps mental health but changes your body

I gained 30 pounds on antidepressants and I finally feel mentally stable for the first time in years, but I also feel invisible and undesirable in a way that's starting to affect my mood again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

She's caught between psychological wellness and physical self-acceptance, questioning whether mental health is worth the cost of embodied confidence.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”

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