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[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the end it boils down to something akin to the cars vs. public transport debate. Public transport is undeniably better, but it requires the political commitment to invest in the necessary infrastructure. As long as this infrastructure is non-existent, and we live in a world of paved roads, owning a car can be a life saver.

I think a big difference between these two is that public transit infrastructure and car infrastructure are both competing for the same limited physical space. The more paved roads and highways, the fewer railways. Psychiatric medication and general improvements to society do not have that kind of dynamic. Lowering the amount of prescribed antidepressants won't have any effect on outside circumstances that make people depressed.

[–] branching_twigs@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I generally agree, and the comparison was mostly to get the point across that medicatiin is not 'bad'. But one could argue that there is a similar competition regarding the ideas of what constitutes a cure/treatment/wellbeing etc. The psychiatric and medical industry is very intent on furthering the use of psychiatric medication as the safe, correct and responsible way to deal with mental health issues, while downplaying the feasibility of other options.

The psychiatric and medical industry is very intent on furthering the use of psychiatric medication as the safe, correct and responsible way to deal with mental health issues, while downplaying the feasibility of other options.

"The trans industrial complex is very intent on furthering the use of hormones and irreversible surgeries instead of resolving your struggle with gender roles through open-ended therapeutic measures" oh wait that was not what you were saying, it was only the literal same argument applied to another diagnosis, based on the fact that the same guy who is attacking SSRIs right now has argued against gender affirming care in this way before. Funny how much you keep sounding like a literal transphobe.

Oh sorry, i did not want to write another reply to you. That was mean. It was also a collossal waste of my time. I guess that's what happens when you have unmedicated ADHD, you just get sidetracked. I should probably read another self help book or talk to my therapist for another year to fix this, after all not understanding the underlying causes of my condition is only a concern with a pharmacological treatment of my symptoms and when i do behavorial therapy it is suddenly ok not to know understand what is going on in my synaptic clefts.