I believe in using medications to treat illness – whether physical or mental.

I don’t like taking medication. It has side effects that interfere with my life.

I’ve been consistently taking medications for my mental health for ~20 years.

I hope a day will come when I will not need these medications.

I accept that I may need to continue taking these medications till I die.

I know some people look at taking medication as weakness.

I know also that when I take these medications I am a better person – to myself, to others.

We aren’t stronger without medication if we treat ourselves or others worse than we would on medication.