Episode 357: Getting Off Antidepressants & Feeling Sexy With Partner Again
The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych
Robert Duff, Ph.D.
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Hello, friends! I hope you're all doing great.
In today's episode, we dive into the following awesome listener questions:
Our first question comes from a listener who's considering whether to continue their journey with antidepressant medication. They've been told by their doctor that most people stay on these medications for life, but they're not sure if this path is right for them. They're grappling with how to gauge if the medication is still necessary or if their mental health has improved enough to consider discontinuing it. We will delve into this complex issue, discussing ways to assess the effectiveness of antidepressants, the potential risks and benefits of long-term use, and how to make informed decisions about your mental health treatment plan.
Our second question is from a long-time listener who has been struggling with feeling comfortable during intimate moments with their partner. Despite feeling sexy when alone, the listener finds it challenging to relax and enjoy intimacy with their partner, possibly due to a decade-long journey with infertility and miscarriages. Now surgically sterile, the listener is looking for ways to reclaim their sex life and feel comfortable in their own skin during intimate encounters. We will explore ways to navigate this emotional terrain, discussing how past experiences can impact present relationships and strategies for fostering healthy and satisfying intimacy.
As always, feel free to send your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com. You can find the show notes for this episode at http://duffthepsych.com/episode357.
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| 0:00.0 | One way of thinking about this is, again, thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic and how many people were |
| 0:06.9 | loners and introverts and elected to spend time on their own before the pandemic. |
| 0:11.8 | But once the restrictions were in place and they were not allowed to be around other people, |
| 0:17.0 | they had a much harder time emotionally with the isolation than when it was self-imposed because there's a choice there. |
| 0:23.3 | Hey everybody, before we start the show I want to make a couple disclaimers. |
| 0:27.3 | This show does cover a wide variety of topics related to mental health and life in general, |
| 0:31.6 | and some of those could be sensitive for you. |
| 0:33.2 | I want to simultaneously encourage you to be brave and consuming difficult |
| 0:37.4 | content but also respect and recognize your limitations. |
| 0:40.6 | So please use your best judgment. I will never be offended if you need to skip a question or an episode entirely, but feel free to feel it out, check out the episode and just see what happens. If you need to skip, that's okay, but you know, feel free to give it a shot first I also need to say that while I am |
| 0:55.3 | a psychologist I'm not your psychologist and I'm not your therapist this is not |
| 0:59.6 | intended to be direct medical advice and you should not use this as a substitute for professional help. |
| 1:04.7 | So with those said, let's go ahead and get into the show. All right. |
| 1:24.0 | Hello, friends of all varieties, this is the Hardcore Self Health |
| 1:27.3 | Podcast episode 357. |
| 1:29.8 | I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff the Psych, and make mental health content for real people, just like you. |
| 1:36.1 | And today I have an awesome question and answer episode for you. |
| 1:40.1 | Two really good questions from listeners like yourselves. |
| 1:42.8 | I wanted to ask you guys to please send in some more questions. |
| 1:46.1 | I'm running a little bit low, which is something I haven't really had happened for a while. |
| 1:50.9 | So if you have questions big or small, please them to me at duff the psych at gimmle.com or use the |
| 1:56.5 | contact forum on my website at duff the psych.com I'd really appreciate it I have some |
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