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Originally Posted by Myst
I am personally really sick of the whole 'chemical imbalance' bullshit. Yes there is a chemical imbalance, but I seriously doubt that is the cause of your psychological problems, rather I think it is an effect.
I agree with most here. Pills generally are a bandaid approach and you will never truly get 'cured'. I suggest trying some lifestyle changes like exercise (it has profound positive effects for the mind), or seeing a psychiatrist to try and get at the root of the issue.
But if all else fails then use your family physician as a last resort.
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Listen, I have no idea why I think like I do, so I am just going to have to assume I have a mental illness. It might be a 'chemical imbalance' or it might be something medical science doesn't know about; all I know is that I have a problem.
You mention talking to a psychologist to get to the "root issue", but how can I get to a "root issue" (that doesn't exist) when I have no clue how this all began? Is talking to another human being with a psychology degree going to magically find a magical "root issue"? Trust me, I've thought about nearly every aspect of my life, and I have no idea why I have this problem or what brought it on, one day it just seriously clicked out of nowhere, it was like a whole new thinking or something - very hard to explain.
Also, personally attacking people with mental illnesses is like personally attacking people taking opioids to relieve their extreme pain. I mean, if you have chronic pain and the only thing that works is Oxycodone, you would be stupid to not take Oxycodone. Oxycodone "band-aids" the extreme pain, but it makes that person comfortable and WORKS. Same goes for schizophrenia; if those people don't take their anti-psychotics - they are in a constant state of disorganized thinking. Once they take the anti-psychotic, some return to being normal - Is it masking it? Maybe? Is it a cure? Literally, no. But, I'd say it is, because it is actually bringing these people back to reality to live normal lives.
If it takes the use of medicine to feel normal because a complete cure doesn't exist, then I say use the fucking medicine. That is what medicine is for, to help you when a complete cure isn't available.
As for me, Klonopin "band-aids" (in your ignorant words) the problem, lets me live a normal comfortable life without problems, and WORKS. If you want to call it a "band-aid" approach, do so; I call it a cure.
BTW: Most medicines are just masking. Cure is a complete word and cures are kind of rare. Most medicine we use today masks the problem well enough to call it a cure. Like chemo, etc, it isn't a "cure" for cancer, it just slows it down and puts it into remission, but I guess those people are weak pieces of shit too who should exercise and change their lifestyles.