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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I took one month off on unpaid leave. Not only did it confirm that I didn't miss a thing from my bullshit software dev job, those were 4 busy and productive weeks, with many projects I had left on hold. Plus, I felt much better in terms of health. It allowed me to taper off an SSRI. And I lost weight too!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It might not be what they're talking about, but SSRI is a type of antidepressant

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Omg sorry, I misread your comment to say "what did you taper off."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I had been trying to go off my antidepressants for a while, and tapering it off is the recommended way to do it. However, there are still side effects, and dealing with the side effects while having to stay on my normal work routine and stress was too much for me.