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title: "On antidepressants"
description: "Why is it so hard for people to admit they're on anti-depressants? It's not viagra, you know 🤔. There's no need to hide this stuff. Nobody is going to think less of you."
author: "Ghaith Ayadi"
site: "Verbatim"
collection: "Hokum"
url: "https://verbatim.ayadighaith.com/hokum/on-antidepressants"
date: 2023-03-26
updated: 2026-09-16
---
# On antidepressants

Why is it so hard for people to admit they're on anti-depressants? It's not viagra, you know 🤔. There's no need to hide this stuff. Nobody is going to think less of you.

"Oh, Tim... Don't get me started on that looser. I caught him yesterday taking these SSRIs... What a weakling...." - Said no one ever.

This is obvious to me, but maybe there's someone out there that needs to hear this: It's not just you. Everybody I know is on these things at some point 🍻. 

I'm not telling anybody what to do. I'm just trying to maybe comfort somebody out there who might have needless shame about this. Relax, man. Relax. 

Now to the real question: If you're anxious about revealing that you're on medication that alleviates anxiety, is the medication working? 🍉