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Oh, let me hear the psychiatrist who has a new plan to overcome addiction with his bag of tricks. People worship modern psychiatry/psychology as this scientifi
by bjt2n3904 3y ago
Oh, let me hear the psychiatrist who has a new plan to overcome addiction with his bag of tricks.
People worship modern psychiatry/psychology as this scientific insight into the human mind that has finally done away with superstition and religion, and can accurately (and repeatably) tell us what's happening with people suffering from various mental ailments, and how to fix it.
But for some reason, every time a shooting spree happens, we all scratch our heads and ponder who could have seen this coming, and bury the fact that the majority of the shooters are on SSRI's and a host of other medication.
What happened to our superior understanding of the human mind? Shouldn't modern psychiatry and psychology be able to identify people at risk of shooting sprees? Or at least point back at the missed signs? Why are they so silent on this?
It's because when you peek behind the curtain, you find they're just a form of culturally acceptable medicine men. "Here, take these pills and it will solve all your issues! No we don't have any idea what 'chemical imbalance' is happening, or even if it's happening, but that's beside the point! Do not question the great and mighty Oz!"
If you ask me, they aren't fixing the problem with young men, they're perpetuating it. Maybe address that before throwing mud on 12 step programs.
- jjulius 3y ago>... and bury the fact that the majority of the shooters are on SSRI's and a host of other medication. Can you please cite a source for this? >It's because when you peek behind the curtain, you find they're just a form of culturally acceptable medicine men. "Here, take these pills and it will solve all your issues! No we don't have any idea what 'chemical imbalance' is happening, or even if it's happening, but that's beside the point! Do not question the great and mighty Oz!" This is an incredibly broad blanket generalization that is not accurate.
- yamtaddle 3y ago> Can you please cite a source for this? Besides, even if true, it seems a lot like "people on blood pressure medication disproportionately likely to have heart attacks". Like... duh? That doesn't (necessarily!) mean the medicine's not helping.
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- jjulius 3y ago>Sounds like "sources" serve two purposes: 1) validate what people already want to hear... "Sounds like" and "is" are two different things. I'm actually quite open-minded and happy to be shown that that is actually the case. I have no opinion one way or another whether or not it is, but it's quite a tall claim and I'm simply curious as to it's accuracy. Knowing whether or not it's true would absolutely help to improve my understanding of that issue. >... and 2) provide a road block for opposing arguments to prevent having to discuss them. See above, regarding open-mindedness. Data's data - if your claim is right, your claim is right. >No, I won't provide "sources". Alrighty then, enjoy your day.
- flangola7 3y agoDid a psychologist piss in your cheerios or something? Modern psychiatry and medications are literally life changing for me. Easily the most dramatic life quality improvement I've ever experienced.