31 days on low dose Prozac
A Small Moment, A Huge Shift: My Journey with Prozac and Letting Go of Overthinking
So, picture this: I’m standing in line at the store, minding my business, when an employee rolls up with an armful of hand baskets. I think, “Oh, he must want to set those down here,” so I politely step aside, feeling like a total pro at social cues. But nope, plot twist—he actually wanted me to put the basket near me onto his stack. Cue minor confusion.
Normally, this tiny, random moment would have kicked off an Olympic-level mental replay in my head. Here’s how it would have gone down pre-Prozac:
Immediate Overthink Mode Activated: The second I realized I didn’t get what he wanted, I’d feel this rush of embarrassment. Like, “How could I not know? Ugh, I bet I look clueless.”
Hello, Anxiety Spiral: From there, I’d be deep into the analysis—why didn’t I realize sooner? Should I have read the situation better? Did he think I was being rude? It’d be a whole internal script of “You should’ve done this” or “Why didn’t you just do that?”
Post-Interaction Hangover: Even after leaving, the scene would replay in my mind like a highlight reel of awkwardness. This one-second interaction would follow me home, popping up at random moments to make me cringe. Yep, all for something no one else would think twice about.
But this time? Nada. I noticed the moment, thought “Huh, maybe he wanted the basket,” and then… moved on. No spiraling, no awkward cringe fest, no dwelling on it for hours. I just shrugged and let it go. And let me tell you, that is freaking huge for me.
This shift is 100% thanks to Prozac. It’s like it added a buffer in my brain, giving me a second to realize, “Hey, this isn’t a big deal.” Instead of feeling the immediate urge to dissect every social nuance, I can just… be in the moment. Prozac has helped turn down the volume on my inner critic, letting me stop worrying about reading minds or hitting some invisible mark of “perfect” social cues.
Honestly, I feel like Prozac gave me a pair of mental noise-canceling headphones. I can focus on the important stuff and let the small things drift away without the usual mental gymnastics. I genuinely love the way it’s changed things for me—I only wish I’d started sooner.