> Finally, its fucking ridiculous the amount of trust people have in "authorities". True. Some people would even call the police to handle a psychotic episode.

> Finally, its fucking ridiculous the amount of trust people have in "authorities". True. Some people would even call the police to handle a psychotic episode. > Isn't a friend/family member much better positioned to understand your problems and offer some perspective? Not at all, they can be the worst advisor. Being emotionally involved and not trained as professionals makes them very biased. Having relations that extend in the past and future makes it even more difficult to be unbiased, not judgmental and honest.