Do you ever feel like modern day mental wellness is a bit… vague? It’s all about the natural, ‘wholesome’ route to leading a perfect life; buzzwords like ‘mindfulness’ and ‘self care’ spring to mind.
It’s a positive thing, of course – any conversation about mental health is –but to me it feels like accepting a recommendation to try prescribed antidepressants is being seen more and more often as a failure to reallyQuestions and comments fielded by those on medication for their mood often sound something like “have you tried exercising more?”, “are you drinking enough water?” or the particularly dreaded “you should read *insert wellbeing book here* – it changed my life!”. Sigh. Sure, a walk can clear your head, yoga might take the edge off, a chapter of a good book can provide some comfort. It’s just that sometimes these things aren’t quite hitting the spot, and that’s when medication may be a necessary intervention to get your life back on trac