What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)

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Zoloft Lexapro aka escitalopram. I thought everyone had the anxiety voices like I did. I told myself I was just a worrier. Then it got REALLY bad in my 30's and even I thought it was getting absurd. My doc asked me "how are you feeling" and I just broke down, spilled my guts. He said "let's try a small dose." and after a couple months adjustment, the crazy voices went from 4/5 to a 1/5. They're still there, but they're WAY more quiet. I had no idea that this is what normal people think like.

Without trying to bring trauma to the surface, could you provide an example of the voices before medication vs after medication?

The one that made me realize something was wrong was a normal, gentle rain. I had this overwhelming fear that the roof was gonna fly off or leak or disintegrate. It was normal weather, not an extreme storm. I couldn't sleep because the worries were so bad.

Once I started taking medicine, I realized other things. Not everyone worries they're gonna be fired every day, that their tires are gonna be flat, etc.

Thank you for replying. I should probably get medicated as well.