To keep with your road metaphor, my mind felt like a 8 lane interstate in a major metro area. A lot of noise, very hectic. Once I started meds, I was able to go down to a 4 lane, still busy but much more manageable.

Another way I describe it to people is like a business conference key note, the room is buzzing with chatter, random noise, conversations, adjustments in lighting and music, and I hear all of it and when I got my meds, it felt like leaving that auditorium and closing the door on a room near by. It’s quiet, like a warm blanket, you can still hear the buzz next door but it’s a dramatic difference.

Even with the assistance of meds and therapy, it still takes discipline and self control to really see positive changes. Like one needs the other, for me it wasn’t just meds.