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I've read sooooooo much of this kind of shiitake, I am sick of it. It is bullshit. Or rather, it's written by people who don't even take into account the biolog
by bserge 5y ago
I've read sooooooo much of this kind of shiitake, I am sick of it. It is bullshit. Or rather, it's written by people who don't even take into account the biological nature of the brain.
Let me check... of course he's a "coach"... If you can't do, teach, I guess.
All of this shit will act as a bandaid, a crutch at best. It's like the bullshit "imagine you're wealthy and you will become wealthy".
No, that doesn't work. Nor does praying to God, nor anything that doesn't entail actual action. You can imagine whatever the fork you want, it won't make it real.
Fortunately, people smarter than me and all of these self help coaches and theorycrafters have already started figuring out how to fix this problem for real, by applying real science to the very real bio computer in our skulls.
It's still a young science, with parts of the same core problem being labeled ADD, OCD, anxiety, depression. But there are real drugs that actually work.
The biggest roadblock is getting this accepted as a treatable condition by the mainstream medicine systems. They're still in the dark ages and treat it like they treat death - as inevitable, unfixable.
Some people are already benefitting from it while the majority is laughing at them and calling the unfortunate ones who don't have access to good doctors and good medicine lazy.
I hope one day humans look back at it and laugh at how ridiculously stupid their ancestors were.
- the-dude 5y agoSo what happened with all these people in the dark ages?
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoThey couldn't do office work.
- SubiculumCode 5y agoYes biology matters the most, but most of the time we don't have any control of the biological processes, and science does not own enough to do anything about it in this life. So we are left with: Talk, crutches, bandaids, frameworks, meta-knowledge of one's thought patterns, belief systems. Sure they are silly and full of contradictions, but funnily enough: All these things matter to biology. Not only do deeply held beliefs alter what biological organism does (I mean it moves some bodies attend services, right?), but it can also alter thought patterns and mental habits.
- hypertele-Xii 5y ago> You can imagine whatever the fork you want, it won't make it real. Yet you also cannot make real something you didn't imagine, except by accident. Priming works, hence "fake it till you make it".
- anotherman554 5y agoModern brain science cannot effectively treat every mental health problem with drugs and "good doctors" cannot effectively treat every patient. If you are benefitting from treatment by a "good doctor" then I'm happy for you, but this idea that science has a drug that actually works for all problems is far from the truth.
- bserge 5y agoI am benefitting?! I am desperate for a prescription more like. Doesn't matter, soon it might be over.
- anotherman554 5y agoI'm sorry, I misunderstood your post. I hope you do not hurt yourself. I don't know your circumstances but there are hotlines you can call to talk to someone. In case you have not seen it, Scott Alexander (a psychiatrist) has a resource on antidepressent supplements here: https://lorienpsych.com/ https://lorienpsych.com/ also here: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/16/things-that-sometimes-help-if-youre-depressed/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/16/things-that-sometimes-... Wherever you live there are also suicide prevention hotlines you can try calling.
- anotherman554 5y agoOh, just wanted to add I don't know anything about your healthcare system but in America a family doctor can prescribe antidepressants. In my experience they have no problem giving you a prescription you had before from a psychiatrist. I noticed you said in another post you can't find a psychiatrist. I'd try the family doctor route if you haven't already.