Liz Seibert “Pill Shamed” Me for Taking Antidepressants (This is NOT OKAY)
Hey everyone I’m Abbey Sharp welcome to Abbey’s Kitchen. In todays video, we will be talking about Liz Seibert's response to one of my videos and the mental-health and pill shaming that came along with it.
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Liz is a model and college student, she is not educated in nutrition, mental health or medicine. She should pump the breaks on giving out medication suggestions. In fairness, she just a kid and it looks like her feelings got hurt when she got criticized for drinking an entire 8oz of heavy cream in her coffee. She needs to grow up a little bit.
Major emphasis on the “kid” part…. She’s so immature
*Unpasteurized heavy cream. That’s one of the worst bits.
it is never an issue what people want to put in their coffee, as you know i say coffee is sacred. but people of influence need to be careful the dangerous information they put out there (ie unpasteurized dairy kills ppl!)@Simone Conde
College? She looks 35 😅
She’s still really young. I’d like to see how she’s eating when she’s in her mid 40s. It won’t be this way.
I remember watching that video, it felt so wrong… I’m sorry Abbey, you are valid, your struggles are valid and you deserve to heal and be free. I really appreciate your videos, you talking about facts or intuitive eating, you always remind me that I deserve to eat even when I think I’m not worthy of it. I appreciate your time, you uncovering bs and your little fun memes. Thank you Abbey, you’re such a good human.
Thank you for your support!!
Ah yes, ‘if you walk in nature and drink lemon water you wouldn’t need medication’ attitude is irresponsible and it shows their ignorance.
thanks for the support.
Is the age of google gurus they think they know everything…
I think the real ignorance is not understanding that the advice drs give isn’t always the best and that yes – there are different ways to heal the body without becoming dependent on drugs to treat only symptoms and not the cause.
@Abbey SharpAbbey, I FUCKING LOVE YOU and your videos.
I’m also neurodivergent, autistic and being tested for adhd, SEVERE PTSD with daily panic attacks. I’ve had people tell me I’m addicted to my benzo when I take less than prescribed most days, stay under my doctors care, and I don’t drink or use any illegal drugs.
I ALWAYS bring up people not bothering diabetics or cancer patients, patients with heart problems, or asthmatics like myself who DEPEND on medication to SURVIVE. I feel like unless you’ve been there, you just don’t get it. And while I wouldn’t wish mental illness on my worst enemy, there are times I’d like the ability to make someone experience a week in my shoes with no help, like they suggest that I don’t really need, and see how long it takes them to cry uncle.
I really appreciate you discussing this and working to destigmatize and normalize mental health.
thank you
Listening to that girl’s response about life-saving medication left me disgusted. It was deeply ablist of her to make such statements.
yes, ablist is exactly what it is. what a privilege to just wish away a mental health disorder.
@Abbey SharpIf only all of us could be so lucky
ran across a quote from Dan Levy — The concept that everything is on a spectrum, and that nothing is clearly defined, is such a clear path to empathy.
When people talk in absolutes like this young woman it just tells me about the trauma her parents dumped on her and she is just going to do her best to pass it along. really kind of tired of these people who think they got the whole world figured out, the more I learn the more I realize how much I don’t know. I tend to try to put everything in perspective, there are people out there pushing all meat diets, and don’t even get me started on politics. These absolutists are a bit much, just recommend therapy even though you know they aren’t about to take your advice, they know everything.
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This Liz just couldn’t cope to be at the receiving end of criticism and took it personally as you rightly pointed out. Her whole demeanour screamed ‘payback-time’, and she took the only piece of information she could use against you. Low. (and as a fellow AD user who postponed medication out of fear, I am very thankful for you calling her bs out)
thank you
I make no apologies for medicating my mental health. They saved my life. I had panic attacks starting at age 7. 7. I have CPTSD, ADHD and obviously severe anxiety… I run, eat healthy, walk, hike and practice yin yoga. Tell me how my lifestyle needs changed instead of taking meds. Keep talking Abby, you’re doing great!
thank you!!
Same. I have adhd and take stimulants, which are heavily stigmatised online and IRL.
Medication means I’m able to exercise, mediate, have a balanced diet etc!
It gave me my life and happiness back. I’ve been able to function for more than 5(??) years now and I’m so thankful for doctors and “big pharma”!
Your comment reminds me of how quickly people who think all meds are bad because of Big Pharma proceed to buy supplements from what is essentially ✨️Big Pharma Unregulated✨️
As someone with Bipolar, my meds have kept me out of the hospital for 5 years. They also kept me from dipping into dark depression that took me years to get out of the first time I cycled. I NEED medication. I have an illness.
yes!! so glad youve found what works
Keep moving forward, you’re doing great things by taking care of yourself. That self-care & proactivity truly tickles down to every aspect of your life.
Exactly! Medication can be life saving. We don’t need anyone pill shaming us.
Same
It’s truly shocking that she would pill shame anyone when she has such a large platform. I struggled during covid lock down with the isolation and depression that caused me. It took me over a year to get on antidepressants and they made a huge difference for me. I went from crying multiple nights a week from the crushing loneliness to being able to take care of myself, my house and my dogs. I’m now focused on my fitness and health, I’ve lost 30lbs in the last year and focusing on weight training and nutrition. Without antidepressants, I wouldn’t be able to care for myself.
that is amazing!!!!
@Abbey Sharp omg thank you! I’ve never had a creator reply! I love your videos!
Liz: promotes a diet that doubles your cholesterol and drinking unpasteurized milk
Also liz: did i just see you using life-saving medication?
Also Liz: I take a coffee mug worth of supplements at one time
@Caitlin BLMAO 😭
Isn’t she eating like 32 vitamin pills a day??
Poppy coming in hot as the best emotional support animal. Also WTF her tone in that tiktok is so condescending. Disgusting. Thanks for your courage, Abbey!
This is a truly wonderful and well-spoken video. I have bipolar and have been on mood stabilizing medication for almost a year, and it has changed my life incredibly. I would be in the hospital if not for them. When I saw what Liz said in response to your critique, it made me almost sick to my stomach. Pill shaming is cowardly and vastly uneducated. Thank you for making this video, and I will be sure to stand up for mental health awareness day on the 10th!!
Thank you for sharing !!
I’m bipolar. I was (apparently) diagnosed when I was 12. I was not medicated until I was 28 and sought my own help. My parents did not discuss my mental health diagnosis. I had no idea. I thought I was just struggling with regular old anxiety.
15 years of suffering, suicidal ideations, consistent breakdowns, broken friendships and relationships, all of it because my parents were too embarrassed to talk to me about it and get me the medications I needed. I saw this woman’s response to you and immediately had a “I messed up, I need to work harder. Why am I relying on medications?” response. I had to disconnect from the internet for a few days and hunker down into my VERY dark place and work through a lot of negative thoughts to convince myself that my medications are good for me. I was the DEFINITION of triggered by this.
Wow and this is proof of the damage done.
Thank you for sharing and keep going! Remember you’re showing your strength and courage by accepting help that is medication / therapy / or any type of support for your condition. ❤
There’s a stigma for a reason.
@Bloomthere’s a stigma because people don’t like those that are different from the so called norm. Don’t be rude.
I hope things get better for you ❤. Also God really will help you 🙏
John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
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No one on earth could have done a better job of advocating and striking down the BS than you – brava! So proud of you, Abbey! And Poppy trying to hold your hand to sooth you and bring your attention away from whatever was stressing you was so sweet omg! 💚🙏🕊
She is really the best. She often barks when I’m yelling at the camera haha
Idk if you are going to see this but I have Atypical AN and I found you when I was severely struggling with my eating disorder. At the same time I started treatment. I really wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your honesty and how open you are about mental health. I tell my ED specialist I see all the time how much you’ve helped me. I just wanted to thank you. ❤️😊
Mental health clinician here! I am always so happy and proud to see people, especially with such a large platform, opening up about there journey! I can say first hand from not only my own life but from the lives of the hundreds of patients I have worked with that mental health medication is life saving. It can completely flip a switch for people in various ways and allow there brains to begin to functionally process the things they’re working on in therapy or just in general. I know in my personal life, having the conversation with my fiancé about medication has made the biggest difference. He struggles with ADHD and being on medication has allowed him to actually implement the tools he learns in therapy! To all those in the comments sharing your journey, just know this clinician is so proud of you and is rooting for your mental wellness!! 🎉❤
I was disgusted by what she said and told YT to stop recommending me her videos. I started taking antidepressants after my life fell apart two years ago and my mental health was at it’s lowest ever. Got diagnosed with ADHD because of life falling apart and symptoms becoming much more apparent after that. Started taking Ritalin this past year and it has improved my life a tremendous amount and lowered my anxiety because I’m not stressing about everything. I have no shame in my diagnosis and the medication I have to take because I was born this way and that medication helps me have a fufilling life.
Yesss so glad
Former middle school teacher with bipolar II. A shocking number of people with bipolar are teachers. You see this in nurses and counselors, too. Mental illness often makes people more empathetic and are often drawn to professions that help others. Mental health medications save lives and should not be stigmatized. Thank you for speaking up for yourself and others. Medication has helped me and so many people I love. Pill-shaming is ignorant and potentially dangerous.
I proudly take my anti-depressants. I used to feel a stigma and I was so scared to go on medication, but influencers like Abbey who openly shared their struggles and use of medication helped me to realize that it’s okay to need help. As Abbey said in the video, these meds literally saved my life. I believe I wouldn’t still be on this earth if it wasn’t for my medication, and I’m thankful for it and how much it has helped me every single day
So glad you found a solution
Abbey as a fellow dietitian, I support the amazing work that you are doing in the field. I work in behavioral health and also feel strongly about how medication brings relief to so many people who have tried every other option. We will continue to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness.
I myself take medication for anxiety. It has been a saving grace with all the other coping skills I use. Receiving comments from people I know trying to tell me I should “eventually get off of them” is heartbreaking.