Antidepressants Are Useless? pt 2

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In a short article back in 2022, Antidepressants Are Useless? In 2022, I mentioned that after reading an article, read it here,  I was somewhat shocked that someone would suggest these common remedies were not as effective as their industry was claiming. Far too often do we see all sorts of mental health prescription advertisements on American television compared to other countries, as if they were candy or a new, trendy item.  Just to be clear, I am not a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist; this is from my own findings.

When I was in my most active online era, I would come across posts on social media that had me thinking about depression differently than just cute gyaru pictures or makeup tutorials. Some of those posts had reiterations of a quote that read:

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It was a little jarring! You mean I could see if I felt bad or was made to feel bad by certain people around me, than my brain being deemed "incompetent" in making me happy? Anyone could start to wonder if they liked how they were treated or take into consideration the digs, taunts, disrespect, neglect, instead of guzzling down pills to numb themselves to be around people who liked to be jerks (or even sadists) for fun? Getting off on schaudenfraude, huh. (Fun fact: Schaudenfreude first appeared in English texts around 1852+1862.)

Nelson's iconic phrase/laugh

If you think about it, if you are surrounded by family that doesn't respect you, makes fun of you, attend school where you may be bullied, and even just have people want to attach themselves to your life to control who you see, where you work, and what you should be doing..... wouldn't that make anyone unhappy? Are people supposed to be happy when they receive apathetic behaviour and words from strangers and acquaintances/friends who aren't a good fit? Are people supposed to be jumping for joy that their professional connections are screwing them over or if they are helpful, those relationships are being sabotaged? 

Would taking prescription pills make those situations better? People should just sit and take it? Would THEY take it, or cut those people loose?

No one would willing be in Bart's shoes

A lot of those doctors prescribing drugs don't care nor prioritize the cause and effect and just want to make a commission off some pills, so providing better solutions is not going to be beneficial for them. It's a conflict of interest. Some therapists would even fail to bring up healthy coping mechanisms or deny the severity of what you are going through, just so you take medications. 

What's wrong with learning boundaries and choosing people who aren't trying to set you up in crimes or trying to get you stolen from, sexually harassed, or worse? 

Oh yea... Profit over people. Somebody has to be a victim for abusers to beat on, amirite? (¬_ ´¬ )