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Man says Edgar Allan Poe works as his mental health check
Original: Tonight I read some Edgar Allen Poe. I use his work to see whether I need to see the doctor about antidepressants. Today
A man shared his unusual self-check for depression: he reads Edgar Allan Poe and gauges how much he relates to the torment in the writing. This time he felt detached from it and sympathised with Poe's suffering rather than identifying with it, so he concluded he still does not need to see his doctor about antidepressants. He admits the method is crude but says it works for him.
Why now: People are responding to a candid, offbeat personal account of monitoring depression and medication decisions.
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- Tonight I read some Edgar Allen Poe. I use his work to see whether I need to see the doctor about antidepressants. Today, I reckon I am still good without, because I didn't relate as much to it as I sometimes do, and felt bad for his torment It's a crude system, but it seems to… · PetraPhoenix@beige.party · 7
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