| There exist some good points that you might agree with, but you're being insufferable. Yes, it is true that many mental illnesses do not have a "screen" such that if you pass the screen, you have the illness, and if you fail it, you don't. And yes, it means that the words we use for various mental illness might be catch-all concepts that will eventually fall into disfavor as our biological understanding increases. And yes, it might also mean that many people who are told they must accept a lifetime diagnosis of "x" have indeed been misdiagnosed, and can later be "cured" (or reject the misdiagnosis, depending on how you look at it). But. None of those realities mean that people are not emotionally hurting, or that they don't feel trapped to the point of self-destruction. And it doesn't mean they don't need help - emotional or pharmaceutical. So, while you may have some beliefs or points that are worthwhile in a vacuum, it's extraordinarily insensitive the way you are communicating them, and the implications you are leaving people with. Especially in this thread. |