Posted by 10derHeart on April 17, 2008, at 15:56:49
In reply to Re: They just don't work. FACT. - Who cares? :-), posted by Betula on April 17, 2008, at 9:13:07
I believe in some cases - maybe I'd even say many cases - people aren't at all "just using drugs to mask the symptoms." For example, say someone does want to get to the root of the illness (and I'm not at all sure that concept applies across the board) through therapy, they first have to somehow find a therapist, call a T. for an appointment, and get themselves to that therapist's office. For people with crippling depressive or anxiety symptoms, well, you might as well ask them to climb Mt. Everest.
If you can't get out of bed, can't eat, sleep, and/or suffer from symptoms such as severe apathy, lethargy, anxiety, tearfulness, etc., you often can't even imagine doing things like picking up a phone, dressing yourself or driving to a therapist's office.
I'm just saying you can't be helped by therapy if you are too ill to "do" therapy. This is where even a somewhat effective AD can be a life-saving and critical tool for some people.
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