Counter-example: if you’ve ever struggled with OCD or compulsive thoughts then you know the extreme emotional anguish that comes with trying to resist the impul

Counter-example: if you’ve ever struggled with OCD or compulsive thoughts then you know the extreme emotional anguish that comes with trying to resist the impulses, that feeling of powerlessness as you feel forced to do something that you know rationally makes zero sense. In this case, recognizing the condition as a “chemical imbalance” may be comforting and a sole source of hope that things can get better. And this is why I don’t like elitists telling me what I should or shouldn’t say.