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Originally Posted by tore
Not defending medication as the solution, but one reason for medicating is that it's sometimes quite hard to work with people and for example counsel them in their emotional life when they are sick. Medication may lift someone out of their sickness long enough for them to reflect on themselves and recognise what they need to change in their lives. So, yes - sometimes it is merely treating the symptoms, but that can be an important step to recovery as well.
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agreed, i guess i was a little short in my own comment. of course treating the symptom is a valid part of overcoming the issue, but it has to be recognized as a part of the solution and not the entirety of the solution. that's my beef with a lot of what i see when i look out at the world.