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> Note 2: do not fix with cognition what can be fixed with chemistry. Before anything else, your brain is a biological machine. No no no. Stop with the sensele
by protoman3000 3y ago
> Note 2: do not fix with cognition what can be fixed with chemistry. Before anything else, your brain is a biological machine.
No no no. Stop with the senseless proliferation of pills. If pills were the solution we would not see the huge need for talk therapy - which works only if there is a genuine therapeutic relationship. If you think this further, if you’re in a situation where your therapist is the only non-toxic person in your environment and the only person you can truly connect to, then it’s not your “brain chemistry” but the toxic environment you need to get out of. Don’t take pills to endure shit. Don’t drink coffee to replace sleep.
- Nonoyesnoyes 3y agoVery simple view you have. Ritalin helped me a lot.
- BytesAndGears 3y agoYour use case doesn’t contradict the post that you replied to
- Nonoyesnoyes 3y agoYes it does. The pill was the solution.
- Arisaka1 3y agoA pill solving something doesn't mean that it's the only way or even the best way to solve that something.
- Nonoyesnoyes 3y agoI didn't say that. But in my case it does and I can't talk through adhs... Pills are.nit inherently bad. Pills are/can be what glasses are for eyes.
- bruce343434 3y agoTalk therapy can not fix depression or ADHD or bipolar or schizophrenia. Pills can mitigate some of the fundamental chemical imbalances present in those brains.
- mattnewport 3y agoAt least for depression, the chemical imbalance theory has long been disproved, a recent summary of the evidence: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/20/scientists-question-widespread-use-of-antidepressants-after-survey-on-serotonin https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/20/scientists-q...
- zero0529 3y agoHuh thought he meant proper nutrition. Didn’t even think he meant pills.
- schneebyte 3y agoSometimes they can be a prerequisite for talk therapy to be useful. Or lets say, without them, the chance of success would be very low.