Indeed. I've been yapping (and writing) about this for years albeit less eloquently than you've expressed it here.
Our entire society is about conforming to the herd. If you deviate from that, you will be diagnosed with enter disorder or deficit here and medicated.
I spent the most vibrant years of my childhood discouraged and chained to a desk by a little drug called Ritalin. Fortunately, my mother through the grace of God decided that was wrong and I've been off medication since age 12.
The time for change has come in so many areas of the World and society in general. This is one of them.
They tentatively brought up ritalin when my boys started entering their school age years. Absolutely no.
Sure, we had more work. They are active boys. But guess what? They are excellent athletes now. And all are fantastic writers receiving accolades- my oldest son was in trouble for plagiarism in 4th grade. The school believed there was no way he could write so well. Lol, they finally had to apologize ;)
I am so sorry you fell victim to the chemical conformity, but I am very happy your mother seen the light so to speak and pulled you from the abyss.
Indeed, so am I.