> the standard medical treatment for these disorders, SSRIs, are pretty terrible. In the mild case, the common side effects are blunting of your emotions and se

> the standard medical treatment for these disorders, SSRIs, are pretty terrible. In the mild case, the common side effects are blunting of your emotions and sexual dysfunction. So you don't have panic attacks, but you live in a gray fog and your relationships suffer. In the worst case, they cause suicidal ideation. As others have stated in this thread, this overt generalization is harmful. SSRIs and psychedelics have both been studied, and both have outcomes that we don't really understand. To say one is better or worse than the other in most cases is pure ignorance. We all have roughly the same physical properties to our brains but how they develop is truly unique to every individual, which leads some methods of treatment for mental health disorders more or less effective than others. I am 100% onboard with pursuing psychs for treatment if you want, but its not for everyone and neither are SSRIs. I'd downvote this if the responses weren't so full of instructive counterpoints.