“I took Zoloft in 2022… ”
Nobody told Lauren Freidman that 4 years later, she would have permanently lost all emotional and sexual function.
“The day I woke up with this injury, I quite literally felt my soul leave my body.”
Stop scrolling for 5 minutes to hear her story:
“Had I known that this medication had the capacity to cause permanent loss of sexual and emotional function, I would have sought alternatives.”
“Had I known SSRIs were prescribed off-label to chemically castrate sex offenders, I would have never taken this medication.”
“Had I known that the leading sexual medicine doctors in the world are finding SSRIs cause fibrosis of the genitals… I would have never taken this medication.”
“I’m living with a condition called Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction.”
“50-70% of all patients taking these will have sexual side effects.”
“What patients are not warned about is that these side effects can be permanent.”
“I’m 23 years old.”
“I don’t think it’s sensational to say that this is a form of chemical castration.”
“PSSD is not just a loss of sexual function, but a loss for some people of emotional function as well.”
“I can’t feel love for my own mother.”
“Which is the hardest thing on Earth.”
“I can’t feel connection or love for my friends, or even pleasure in music.”
“I was a songwriter since I was a child. It was my outlet.”
“And it’s been completely neurologically severed from these medications.”
“There’s a reason that every song on the radio, every movie on your television, every piece of art since the beginning of humanity centers on sex and love, and not just romantic love, but platonic, familial love.”
“These are the most central, intoxicating, worthwhile, and fulfilling parts of the human experience.”
“To remove someone’s ability to emotionally connect with another human being is a crime against humanity.”
“And I say crime against humanity because there is evidence that Eli Lilly, who created the first SSRI, Prozac, knew their drugs could cause permanent sexual dysfunction and emotional numbness.”
“They withheld this from the public because they knew it would be a threat to their bottom line.”
“There’s nothing more criminal or dystopian to withhold from patients and parents of patients that your medication can permanently chemically castrate and emotionally numb its user.”
“The FDA actually received a citizen’s petition from sufferers in 2018 begging the risk be added to the label.”
“And it was completely ignored.”
“If this correction was made, I would have had full informed consent.”
“I could have chosen an alternative.”
“I would have been spared from the most inorganic, inhumane suffering I could have ever imagined.”
“But that decision was made for me because of pharmaceutical greed and regulatory failure that has kept the general public in the dark about the truth of these drugs.”
“22-year-old women and men like myself have ended their lives because, I think we can agree, life is not worth living when you can’t feel it or participate in it.”
“People deserve to know the truth.”
“People should not pay with their lives for trusting the medical system.”
Nobody told millions of others just like Lauren that her decision to take an SSRI would spiral into permanent, lifelong injuries.
We want to hear your “Nobody Told Me” story.
Because you are not alone.
Millions of young people are suffering through the exact same things.
Please share your story below, or post a video sharing your story and tag us
@_innercompass.
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A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being “Politically Correct,” and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration. The official United States Foreign population stands at 53 million people (Census), most of which are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels. They and their children are supported through massive payments from Patriotic American Citizens who, because of their beautiful hearts, do not want to openly complain or cause trouble in any way, shape, or form. They put up with what has happened to our Country, but it’s eating them alive to do so! A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation, which is essentially not even a country for lack of Government, Military, Police, schools, etc. Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won’t be here for long!
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❤️ puppies Community — The Warmest Pack on X
Today, I want to share something truly heartwarming from our community.
Our brother 忧郁大喷菇 has been facing some health challenges recently and is receiving treatment in the hospital. Seeing someone who has always been so positive and helpful now fighting through this, our whole community feels deeply for him.
Today, the puppies community took action and organized a pure charity livestream on Binance — no trading, no contracts, just pure support, encouragement, and companionship for our brother. Many members stepped up: some hosted and planned the stream, some contributed their livestream rewards, and others sent private messages of care and encouragement.
After the livestream ended, all the proceeds were fully transferred to 大喷菇.
That moment truly moved me to tears.
We are learning from the attitude of
@cz_binance and
@heyibinance treating every community member like real family, taking our responsibility seriously, and warming others with genuine care and action.
In this fast-paced, often cold and calculating online world, puppies community chooses a different path. We are not just usernames or random accounts. We are a group of people who genuinely care for each other and are willing to stand up when a brother needs help.
@elonmusk, this is the true “pack” spirit we admire — staying loyal, never abandoning each other, and protecting our own especially in difficult times. This is the long-term value puppies community wants to build.
喷菇, thank you for always bringing positivity and warmth to our community. Now it’s our turn to give that energy back to you. We hope you can feel it — you are never fighting alone. The entire puppies pack stands behind you.
Thank you to
@binance for providing a platform where real community can come together. And thank you to every brother and sister who showed up with love and support. Because of you, this care actually reached him.
puppies community is different because of love. Because of every kind and warm-hearted member like you, this community is truly worth cherishing and being proud of.
May this collective warmth become a light on 喷菇’s road to recovery. We will continue to stand by his side, cheer him on, and look forward to the day he returns to us healthy and strong.
puppies pack — forever together, never leaving any brother behind. 🐾❤️
— puppies Community
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Would you date someone without knowing their age? And deeper than that: does age really matter in love?
I recently came across Netflix’s dating show "Age of Attraction", where people date each other without knowing one of the most basic “filters” we usually apply almost instantly: age.
It sounds like a reality TV gimmick, but the question behind it is actually fascinating. Because age is never just a number - Age carries assumptions.
We hear someone is 25, 35, 45, or 55, and immediately we start filling in the blanks: life stage, fertility, maturity, lifestyle, financial stability, emotional baggage, future plans, social status, even desirability.
Sometimes those assumptions are useful. A 25-year-old and a 45-year-old may genuinely be in very different places when it comes to marriage, children, career, energy, and worldview.
But sometimes those assumptions become a cage.
We may dismiss someone before discovering their emotional intelligence, curiosity, depth, humor, tenderness, or capacity to love.
What I find interesting is how differently cultures treat age in dating.
In many Asian cultures, age can still be tied closely to marriage timing, family expectations, fertility pressure, and “appropriate” life stages. A woman’s age is often judged more harshly than a man’s. A man who is older may be seen as stable; a woman who is older may be unfairly treated as “past her prime.”
In Western dating culture, there is often more language around individual choice, chemistry, and personal freedom. But even there, age gaps are not free from judgment. Older men dating younger women are normalized in some circles, criticized in others. Older women dating younger men are increasingly visible, but still often treated as a statement rather than simply a relationship.
So the real question is not only: “Does age matter?”
The better question may be: What exactly are we using age to measure?
Are we measuring maturity? Life goals? Power dynamics? Fertility? Social approval? Shared cultural references? Emotional readiness?
Or are we simply using age as a shortcut because true compatibility is harder to evaluate?
In dating, age can matter. But it should not matter alone.
A healthy relationship still needs aligned values, emotional maturity, mutual respect, attraction, timing, and the ability to build a life together.
Maybe age is just a clue. And like all clues, it needs context.
Not caring about age at all, and letting age replace discernment - both are dangerous!
So I’ll ask again: Would you date someone without knowing their age? And if the connection felt real, when would you want to know? 😉
Do you think people should only date people their age?
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