The Shame Nobody Talks About in Withdrawal

Your Brain Can Heal Without Medication

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] If you had a diagnosis before you started tapering, you may be wondering whether you were ever really okay, or whether you ever will be. I've been there, flat on my back in agony, asking the same question. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/the-lie-the-system-told-you-about-your-brain [https://lifeaftermeds.com/the-lie-the-system-told-you-about-your-brain] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are the support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:00 Broken for good? 01:16 When the DSM and psych meds grew up together 02:17 Dependency mistaken for illness 04:27 Two people, same diagnosis, very different outcomes 06:21 "This proves you need meds for life" and why that's wrong 07:22 The belief you can't heal is a symptom 08:46 Flat on my back in agony 09:31 Suffering before the diagnoses came 11:04 What healing from dependency looks like 12:29 What the hard season can give you Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

She was on 47 meds over 28 years. Here's how she healed.

I sit down with my friend Elissa to hear her full withdrawal healing story: 28 years on psychiatric medications, 47 different drugs, five hospitalizations, and what finally changed. She shares what got her through the worst of it and what life feels like on the other side. Elissa is now a withdrawal coach at Life After Meds! Book a session with her. [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] Give her channel a follow: Healing After Psychiatry [https://www.youtube.com/@healingafterpsychiatry?sub_confirmation=1] Blog version: On 47 Meds Over 28 Years: Here's How She Healed [https://lifeaftermeds.com/on-47-meds-over-28-years-heres-how-she-healed] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip. [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are support hotlines around the world. [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 0:00 The walk-in clinic, Paxil, and how it all began; 4:28 Lonely with a panic disorder label; 9:54 Postpartum, a family history question, and the bipolar one diagnosis; 17:11 28 years on the medication treadmill; 22:26 47 meds; 28:01 "The only thing I haven't tried is no meds"; 33:36 The taper and what she didn't know; 41:21 Quitting her job and hitting the floor; 47:46 Post-it notes and borrowed thoughts; 55:31 Windows, waves, and Jekyll and Hyde days; 1:02:56 The long dark wave and the windows that followed; 1:11:14 Feeling joy for the first time in forever; 1:18:11 What she knows now about those 28 years Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer. [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me. [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet]

The Dark Cloud Is Not Who You Are

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] I spent 10 years on psychiatric medication not knowing what I was missing emotionally. Then withdrawal stripped everything bare. Here's what the withdrawal brain does to your self-perception, and what emotional healing actually looks and feels like on the other side. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/what-the-other-side-actually-feels-like [https://lifeaftermeds.com/what-the-other-side-actually-feels-like] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are the support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:00 Will I be okay emotionally without meds? 02:16 Ten years in the medium range 02:48 Dark clouds that wouldn't lift 08:18 The bad taper 11:43 The withdrawal brain 15:47 Reassurance, prayer cards, and DoorDash rides 18:54 Rounding the bend at 18 months 19:29 Life on life's terms 23:48 You are giving yourself a gift Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

I Was in the Depths of Withdrawal and Still Had to Be Mom

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] I parented three kids through protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal. In this video, I share the warped self-view, the grief, the suicidal ideation, and what helped our family survive it. I also share how being honest with my kids changed everything, and what age-appropriate honesty actually looked like for us. Part 2 covers the anxiety and terror side of parenting through withdrawal. Blog version [https://lifeaftermeds.com/parenting-through-psychiatric-drug-withdrawal-part-1] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are support hotlines around the world [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country]. 00:00 For parents who are in the trenches of both 00:52 Who Joanna is and what she came through 01:44 The thunderstorm of self-blame withdrawal creates 05:05 "Worst dirtbag or not, I'm staying alive for my kids" 08:39 Grieving the parent you used to be 11:23 Letting go of the cushioned childhood dream 15:39 Naming it to your kids and watching them breathe 18:02 Brownies, small wins, and healing out loud 18:38 Your body will figure out how to heal Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

The Shame Nobody Talks About in Withdrawal

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] Shame can be one of the hardest symptoms of psychiatric drug withdrawal. If you've been feeling like you're especially doomed, broken, or beyond help, this video is for you. I share what I've learned from my own protracted withdrawal and from the people I've walked with through theirs. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/shame-in-withdrawal [https://lifeaftermeds.com/shame-in-withdrawal] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:00 The shame withdrawal puts in your head 00:57 Why your brain says you're especially doomed 03:16 What happens when you stop carrying this alone 04:09 Printing out proof that people like you have healed 05:39 "But I had preexisting issues", and why that's not the end 08:19 Walking into a cave with no light, and walking out 09:02 The nerve endings that break off and grow back 11:11 Waking up one day and feeling good again 12:17 Borrow hope from people who have been through it Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏