Inner Compass Initiative(@_innercompass):🧵 The topic of withdrawal from antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs is attracting greater interest every day. But with that comes confusion around the language people use. Many mix up terms like “dependence,” “tolerance,” “withdrawal,” and “addiction”—even though each has distinct meanings and in turn very different implications for your experience and decisions. Getting these distinctions right reduces unnecessary shame, helps you anticipate what tapering may involve, and supports clearer, safer, more informed choices about the path ahead. We’ve put together a primer on these terms (linked below), but in brief... 1/7

Inner Compass Initiative

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🧵 The topic of withdrawal from antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs is attracting greater interest every day. But with that comes confusion around the language people use. Many mix up terms like “dependence,” “tolerance,” “withdrawal,” and “addiction”—even though each has distinct meanings and in turn very different implications for your experience and decisions. Getting these distinctions right reduces unnecessary shame, helps you anticipate what tapering may involve, and supports clearer, safer, more informed choices about the path ahead. We’ve put together a primer on these terms (linked below), but in brief... 1/7