In which blah blah Facebook blah.
Somebody from Fairfield posted this on Facebook:
And I wrote this in response, but didn’t post it. Because why bother.
Counterpoint: There is no good reason to shame people who need pharmaceutical antidepressants. Those meds save lives.
Humans suffering from mental health disorders do not need to hear that their meds are bad and what they REALLY need is… a drum circle? Seriously? It’s like telling someone with cancer that all they need is a good attitude. It’s judgemental, unloving, and ignorant.
People with serious illnesses need drugs to survive. Diseases like depression and cancer are NOT the sufferer’s fault, and these diseases can’t be treated with positivity alone. That’s why we invented drugs in the first place!
Are drugs side-effect free? No. Are they perfect? Also no. But do they save human lives? Yes, they absolutely do.
Sorry for the soapboxing, but I know a lot of humans on psych meds who don’t need to be shamed about it.
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