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Imgonnadie
Student
- Oct 16, 2018
- 112
In my shithole state of Florida there's a reputation for the "Baker Act" institutionalizing many young kids as young as 6 years old in some cases. I saw an ad for a law firm on a public bench downtown that read "stop Baker Act abuse". In my experience when I needed help most, all I got was suspicion of being a threat with guns being as common as water here. I've never owned a gun in my life. Mental health seems non-existant. Vast majority of people seem to know nothing about it so it feels like the services that do exist are half-assed. Finally saw a therapist after a big shroom trip and it was terrible. From the first moment I could tell that that boomer would never understand me and she didn't seem to really get to know me before suggesting antidepressants. Guess she makes more money that way. What a sick incentive structure. I called that same office before asking about adhd diagnosis and the first thing the receptionist asks is if I'm looking for help for school and about medication. These people run circles around your average street dealer I bet.
I'd like to think that in enlightened western European countries it's all better and it probably is to a extent but I know shitty psychopathic human nature and the cultural consciousness won't evolve to a point of having anywhere close to decent mental health before the Earth is swallowed in a singularity. There's way too much shit to accomplish to even bring humanity to a decent material standard of living for that to ever happen. Makes me just wish all life could be extinguished and save everyone the suffering.
I'd like to think that in enlightened western European countries it's all better and it probably is to a extent but I know shitty psychopathic human nature and the cultural consciousness won't evolve to a point of having anywhere close to decent mental health before the Earth is swallowed in a singularity. There's way too much shit to accomplish to even bring humanity to a decent material standard of living for that to ever happen. Makes me just wish all life could be extinguished and save everyone the suffering.