On a related note, the impact of "things" - everything, from inflammation from stress or less sleep or long covid/me/cfs to the effects of ibuprofen or creatine or methylene blue - is staggering.
Anyone who's taken any kind of brain medication that has worked (be it SS/NRIs or DNRIs or antipsychotics or stimulant medications) can tell you how much of what we think "we are", is significantly affected by neurochemistry (amongst a lot of other things too!)
I am not sure how much someone who hasn't experienced it (themselves or via a family member/friend) can really appreciate, and I wish for people to be more cognizant and supportive in general, rather than being judgemental or going "I could do it, why can't you?"
Anyone who's taken any kind of brain medication that has worked (be it SS/NRIs or DNRIs or antipsychotics or stimulant medications) can tell you how much of what we think "we are", is significantly affected by neurochemistry (amongst a lot of other things too!)
I am not sure how much someone who hasn't experienced it (themselves or via a family member/friend) can really appreciate, and I wish for people to be more cognizant and supportive in general, rather than being judgemental or going "I could do it, why can't you?"