Just curious @MaineLonghorn or anyone, how much do you think maturity has to do with recovery from some mental illness? My D and I were talking about this today. She was at her worst in probably junior year and senior year of HS. She then took 2 gap years (well, she couldn’t do anything except lay on the sofa for a year she was so depressed) and then, remarkably, started college.
She is still on a lot of meds but is thinking she wants to taper off some (with her doctors approval of course). I definitely think some of her improvement is just the growing up and hormonal stuff leveling out. She also did a LOT of therapy and DBT and I think that helped. She also got on meds that helped. And she is now much more structured in her life and school and that helped. A holistic approach if you will.
She will always have a much harder time in life due to her diagnoses, but I feel like she is in a place where she is able to manage her life appropriately. It is not a typical life - she cannot really socialize and she needs a LOT of time to recharge, and a lot of time to prepare for situations. But she can be self-sufficient which is a miracle considering where she was a few years ago.
So just curious how you know when to consider tapering off medication? (I know you are not doctors nor do you play them on TV)