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I hope that before dismissing you, any critics would lend weight to the fact that you have been diagnosed with several disorders and been through the psychiatri
by ipnon 5y ago
I hope that before dismissing you, any critics would lend weight to the fact that you have been diagnosed with several disorders and been through the psychiatric system. You have some skin in the game here. So even though your advice is certainly not universal and many perceive great benefit from psychiatric treatment, there is some truth to be had in your argument.
- caddemon 5y agoThe comment tone is way beyond advice and makes some bizarre claims about profit motives. Psychiatry is a hard subject and there has been some bad research, but it's pretty clear he has also done some reading on fringe sites. I understand being upset by shitty doctors and going down that rabbit hole, but it would be irresponsible to not respond to the comment when others on the fence about medication might be swayed. The key point he is missing is that psychiatric disease can make those lifestyle changes orders of magnitude harder for someone to make than it would be for a healthy adult. As lifestyle gets worse you get a terrible loop going. Medication helps many break that loop - certainly not all, but it is something to seriously consider with your doctor. If he was able to make those changes without medication that is great for him, but I think his message is kind of analogous to a rich entrepreneur that grew up poor telling everyone else they should just work harder and they'll move up in life. Is it probably good advice for those people to work harder? Yes, but many of them do not have the talent or luck to actually move up much, so it cheapens the message a lot.