Really? Psychotic reactions aren't uncommon. Not to mention insanely complex, unpleasant side effects. Many anti depressants have a suicide idealization side

Really? Psychotic reactions aren't uncommon. Not to mention insanely complex, unpleasant side effects. Many anti depressants have a suicide idealization side effect. Ambien has people sleep driving/walking (very dangerous). And alcohol... do we really need to give any explanation there? It isn't a matter of intensity of issue (given that suicide is generally worse than cutting), and it isn't frequency (since we have many more side effects from legal drugs). The issue is the media, and the way your mind selects news stories to create the reality you perceive. Looking at stats and numbers is a great way to overcome this bias.