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> working to address the root causes and cultivating a sense of agency and ability to change one's situation in life. Have you considered that people with issu
by ta1234567890 5y ago
> working to address the root causes and cultivating a sense of agency and ability to change one's situation in life.
Have you considered that people with issues might not even be capable of doing this? That they could have a very low sense of agency and maybe no idea about the real root causes of their issues, and they might have tried a thousand times to “fix” them without success?
- s1artibartfast 5y ago>working to address the root causes and cultivating a sense of agency and ability to change one's situation in life. >Have you considered that people with issues might not even be capable of doing this? Nobody can do it for them. Friends, medication, and therapy can help, but progress is impossible without individual intention and agency. Mental health isn't like a broken leg that someone can fix for you.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoAnd, it's often the case that even the smallest efforts can launch people on an escape trajectory from learned helplessness.