Yes, it's like the illness affects the ability to ask for help to treat the illness. Something like expecting people who fall down a cliff to walk to the doctor

Yes, it's like the illness affects the ability to ask for help to treat the illness. Something like expecting people who fall down a cliff to walk to the doctor with broken legs. If there is nobody there to help them it's very hard to do it themselves, and even if there is someone it's harder to help a "broken" brain than a broken leg.