Posted by Mr.Scott on May 12, 2005, at 1:28:35
In reply to Please read my short story, posted by linkadge on May 7, 2005, at 21:11:15
Agreed. Best to stay away from medicalizing emotional problems. Even if they are organic, the brain wants to do it's thing and our messing with it probably only makes things worse in the long run. We know nothing, and we are actually no better off than we were before Prozac was invented.
My advice to anyone is to steer clear of psychiatry unless you're so insane that brain damage doesn't matter.
Basically everyone has mental illness these days, and I blame both capitalism and the innate desire to feel good (even when you might not supposed to be feeling good). As a society perhaps our downfall will be psychiatric drugs just as rome was brought down by other noxious influences.
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