[tootie]

I don't think any rational therapist wouldn't at least try to get you to self-treat your neurosis with some simple exercises, fresh air, and socializing before they prescribe something. Things like chronic depression are absolutely going to require something more aggressive than a walk in the park though. And I don't think anyone prescribes microdosing.

[munificent]

My second-hand experience is that many psychiatrists will indeed reach straight for meds when they are looking for a solution.

People are naturally incentivized to use the tools they've spent decades acquiring. Just like every programmer when presented with a problem tends to solve it with code. A psychiatrist's career is based on prescribing medicine, so that's what they're gonna do.

(Psychologists and therapists, however, will likely tell you to take a walk in nature and think about your mother.)