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When Medical Treatment Becomes Personal Self-Medication

My doctor prescribed pain medication that I do not think I need anymore, but I keep taking it because I like how it makes me feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The line between therapeutic need and psychological dependency often blurs in ways that challenge our self-honesty.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Moral psychology — how we make ethical decisions?”

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