Extremely-Bad-Idea t1_iugctph wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:44 AM

Reply to comment by A_Shadow in Everyone here right now by ozzymustaine

People with "real mental health problems" are homeless, drug addicted, self-mutilating, incoherent, or worse. Super successful multi-millionaires may be eccentric, but they do not have debilitating "real mental health problems".

Categorizing every emotion as a "mental health problem" is a trend in America. Psychiatry and psychotropic drugs are both multi-billion dollar industries. It is in their interest to tell everyone they are mentally ill and need lifelong expensive treatment.

The truth is that 90% of "mental health problems" can be resolved by increased social interactions, getting more exercise, or just adopting a pet to keep you company.

Most depression and anxiety symptoms are temporary and situational due to a family member's death, job loss, serious injury, or other personal crisis. There is nothing wrong with the person's brain or thinking. The problem is they are in a bad situation and need to work their way through it, not to take mind altering drugs from a psychiatrist.

A_Shadow t1_iugks0e wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:55 AM

Except this isn't depression or simple anxiety.

This is bipolar disorder which is a hella lot more complicated. This isn't something that be resolved with increased social interactions or exercise.

If you were to tell me that Elon Musk suffers from anxiety, then yeah I would agree with you.

But bipolar disorder is a whole another level. And we don't even know which subtype of bipolar disorder he has. For all we know, he could have the subtype where he hears voices (50%) or sees things (30%). Getting a pet isn't gonna help you with that LOL.