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Believe me, I'm well aware of that. But I'm also aware of the past of medical treatment in general which could also be presented as a horror show. Fortunately m
by jhbadger 4y ago
Believe me, I'm well aware of that. But I'm also aware of the past of medical treatment in general which could also be presented as a horror show. Fortunately most people understand that they won't get their leg sawn off without anesthetic if they go to a hospital for treatment for a leg infection these days.
- haswell 4y agoI’m trying to understand the point you’re trying to make here. This seems like a non-sequitur, but I could be misreading/fundamentally missing something. Yes, people generally understand that medical treatments are typically not unnecessarily barbaric these days (this is not always the case, even if we at least know that when painful treatments are required, they are actually useful). What does this say about the long-standing stigmas around mental health, both about the people who experience trouble and about the process of getting treatment? It seems like a vague analogy about progress over time, but to what end? How does knowing that I won’t feel a saw cutting through my leg change my understanding of mental health, either as a potential patient or as a curious person?
- jhbadger 4y agoMy point is that stories of the horrors of old-timey "insane asylums" bias people against modern mental hospitals which are not like that and are often the most appropriate way to treat serious mental illness.