Maybe my wording was wrong in this post, but I really did not mean any harm with this post. But regardless, I think medication can work well along with major lifestyle changes. Support matters a lot and having people who care about you. If you have a good psychiatrist who cares about you, you can make huge recovery. When I signed up for this site I was like 90% suicidal and only thing stopping me was not having a good method. Thanks to my psychiatrist and support from family am close to 0%. I probably will delete my account soon because I see no reason to browse this site and am being attacked for trying to help people recover.
i get you never meant harm when posting this thread. however, there's been hundreds of threads like this over the years and it always carries the same problem.
the issue with these threads is that the creator gets met with criticism and takes it personally, failing to understand why. the message you're trying to communicate through this thread is important, but it's one many of us have heard time and time again in our personal lives. so when people hear it echoed again in a safe space, it's repulsive and they will push back. at the same time, it's on you to be critical and understand why many members would feel that way, especially if you're genuinely wanting to help.
i'm glad you found help in having a good support system, finding medication and a psychiatrist that works for you, while making the necessary lifestyle changes to turn your life around. on the other hand, it's important to understand that those avenues worked for YOU.
each person and their experiences are different and unique. what worked for YOU isn't guranteed to work for others. many of those pushing back against you are likely people who have been victim to this way of thinking.
and i don't blame you for thinking this way. the rise of wellness culture has halted progress to how we should approach mental health discussions and talk about suicidality. this approach you've come with is problematic and will always recieve pushback because it treats treatment and support as a one-size-fits-all solution, overlooking just how complex and unique each of our experiences are.
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@Praestat_Mori mentioned, it's important to understand the range of factors that can influence mental health, which a psychiatrist or feeling cared for (support system) struggles to address. for instance, if terrible socio-economic living conditions are a reason for my poor physical and mental health and wellbeing, is my pain and unhappiness not a rational human response to suffering? how would therapeutic and psychiatric treatment, knowing people care about me, and medication alleviate the suffering that stems from material conditions that impact my every day life?
there's a reason suicide rates are at an all time high despite increased access to mental health services also being better than ever before. the problem continues to persist. the next step in this discourse is asking WHY that is the case?
instead of leaving the site, i do hope you end up staying and at least try to understand where people are coming from and the reasons for pushback. it's a difficult discussion to have, but if you do genuinely care, you understand that it's one that is necessary to have, in order to bridge the gap and better understand the complexity of discussions centered around treatment and support of mental health and suicide.
best of luck.
