403: My Thoughts on Meds & Mocking During Arguments

The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

Robert Duff, Ph.D.

Health & Fitness, Robertduff, Education, Duffthepsych, Mental Health, Psychology, Selfhelp, Advice, Drduff

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Hello, friends!

In today’s episode, we tackle two profound listener questions that may resonate with many of you:

How Do You Feel About Antidepressants and Anti-Anxiety Medications? A listener asks about the use of antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications, expressing concerns about addiction and the potential difficulty of getting off these meds. Dr. Duff shares his positive personal experience with Lexapro, explaining the various classes of medications, including SSRIs, SNRIs, and benzodiazepines. He emphasizes the importance of evaluating both the benefits and potential side effects of these medications, as well as considering the cost of not using them. Dr. Duff also addresses misconceptions about feeling disconnected from reality due to medication and discusses the concept of psychological and physiological dependence.
Dealing with a Hurtful Partner: Another listener seeks advice on how to help their partner understand the impact of their hurtful behavior, which includes yelling and mocking. Dr. Duff offers empathetic support, acknowledging the listener's heartbreak. He outlines the importance of healthy conflict resolution, setting personal boundaries, and recognizing signs of potential abuse. Dr. Duff encourages open communication and suggests resources for improving relationship dynamics, while also addressing the need for safety and support when dealing with ongoing hurtful behavior.

As always, you can send me questions to [email protected] and find the full show notes for this episode at http://duffthepsych.com/episode403

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0:00.0	Hey everybody I have a great episode for you today. We are back to the question and answer format this week and I have two very good listener questions for you.
0:10.0	The first one is asking about antidepressants and anxiety medication and
0:15.1	whether it is easy to come off of them, whether they are addictive, whether they
0:20.9	make you lose touch with reality and all sorts of things like that.
0:25.2	The second is a little bit different.
0:27.0	It's more relational.
0:28.5	And it's somebody asking about their partner who yells at them and demeans them and mocks them in conversations
0:34.8	and basically about what to do regarding that. So I hope you enjoy this episode. This is the Hardcore Self-Help podcast. I'm your host Dr. Robert Deaf. I'm a clinical psychologist and a self-help author from Southern California. My goal is to make mental health content for real people just like you. And in this show I answer your questions or dive deep
1:05.2	into topics related to life, psychology, mental health relationships and more.
1:10.0	Please be aware that sometimes I use some spicy language and I also don't shy away from sensitive topics,
1:16.0	but I will try to give you a content warning whenever it's relevant.
1:19.2	So if all this sounds good to you, let's get started.
1:23.4	All right, hello friends of all varieties.
1:25.8	Thank you so much for joining me today.
1:27.1	We are back with a question and answer episode.
1:30.2	Don't forget if you would like to send me a question for the show please send me an email to
1:33.8	Duff the psych at gmail.com or head over to duff the psych.com and use the contact form there.
1:40.0	I've gotten some questions recently after I booked you guys about it so I really appreciate that but keep them coming in great stuff
1:47.0	The two questions today are both newer ones so thank you for sending those in
1:52.0	I also wanted to say thank you for the support on
1:54.0	the interviews recently. I've released two interviews at this point I believe and
1:58.8	it's been a blast to get back into it. My anxiety that I described about interviewing has decreased each time. So it has been a wonderful exposure exercise. If you listen to my first interview that I put out, I talked about it with the guest about how I was feeling anxious and she was also feeling anxious and how this was an opportunity for us to work through it. So it has been a great
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