01/06/2026
Most therapists were trained inside the medical model, a system that teaches:
• Psych meds are the gold standard
• Wanting off medication is “dangerous”
• Tapering or discontinuation is a clinical threat, not a valid goal
So when a client says, “I don’t want to take these anymore,” the system hears:
🚨 loss of stability
🚨 return of illness
🚨 risk to safety
But clients hear something very different:
🧠 I want my body back
🧠 I want my emotions to feel like mine again
🧠 I want to connect intimately without interference
🧠 I want a roadmap, not a warning label
Labeling discontinuation as “dangerous” — without offering a safe tapering plan — has created a generation of mistrust between clients and providers.
The truth is:
Wanting off meds isn’t dangerous.
Being told it’s dangerous without a plan — that’s the danger.
Psychology and biology are friends.
Supporting the brain while tapering is care.
Silencing the goal to come off is fear-based doctrine — not science, not consent, not therapy.
