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How Medication Changes Your Sense of Self

I started antidepressants six months ago and I feel better but I'm worried this isn't the 'real' me, just a chemically altered version.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental health treatment can raise questions about authentic identity when mood improvements feel foreign or artificially induced.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The multiple selves model — psychological?”

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