I've been on them for closing in on a decade. My dosage is stable, and they make it possible to use other coping methods.
Which is to say that without meds, I can't concentrate long enough to use a coping method, or the coping method just doesn't work.
"You can't sit down until you do X" doesn't work when you're bouncing all over the place, or hyperfocusing on Y - when your brain can't concentrate enough to view sitting down as a reward.
Which is to say that without meds, I can't concentrate long enough to use a coping method, or the coping method just doesn't work.
"You can't sit down until you do X" doesn't work when you're bouncing all over the place, or hyperfocusing on Y - when your brain can't concentrate enough to view sitting down as a reward.