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Is there any medicine that can give me happy hormones and does not need a doctor's prescription? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by 3amguy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Things are becoming more depressing every day and I can't afford for professionals and don't want to jump to the last resort or drugs. Is there a medicine that can make me happy if I take it in proper doses and does not require a doctor's prescription?

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There's probably no non-spooky chemical that will make a significant dent. People are recommending, like, chocolate, but I'm certain the main effect is eating your feelings, with substances causing a rounding error.

However, I can predict pretty well what therapist homework would be, or at least what it always was for me. Basically just clean living stuff, and not giving in to the urge to avoid doing things. There's CBT too, and resources to do it on your own, although it can get confusing without a helping hand. So, yeah, I suggest self-administering therapy. IANAT.

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Whenever cognitive behavioral therapy is mentioned with an initialism there's this risk of losing it to immature giggling when you substitute that other meaning for "CBT"...

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago

I guess a helping hand is good either way, tee-hee.