I&#x27;m not sure that SSRI&#x27;s make me happy,  but I have never believed the &quot;chemical imbalance&quot; story about them.<p>I have always been kindof anxious,  maybe with a touch of GAD or even social anxiety,  and I when I knew the rug was about to get pulled out from under me,  I started taking an SSRI to increase my resilience.<p>Under the SSRI I am definitely much less anxious,  perhaps even to a fault -- the big benefit I see it that I don&#x27;t get upset about little things,  like I don&#x27;t get upset about being stuck in traffic.