Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2064397)

It’s actually very problematic that depression is pretty much self-diagnosed. It’s also a catchall diagnosis when the doctor doesn’t know wtf is going on. Before anyone is diagnosed with a mental disorder they should be given a goddamn brain scan. The way it goes now you go to the doctor and describe your symptoms and fill out some moronic questionnaire and then get drugs X, Y, and Z. If they think your arm is broken they take a ****ing x-ray. It is as if even the medical community still thinks emotions have non-physiological causes like it’s mysticism instead of brain chemistry. And what’s even more obscene is therapists in general usually know absolutely nothing about neurology. Often they believe that mental illness doesn’t have to be neurological. That’s as stupid as saying if the patient thinks his arm is broken then it’s definitely really broken.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2064453)

I’m not going to engage the conversation with you because I don’t trust your motives to have a good faith conversation. You’re not trolling this troll. I know all about rubbing salt into wounds with words cloaked in false innocence. You find something you think is clever in an issue you know I’m sensitive about and go poking about. No thanks.

If someone else wants to ask me a similar question I’ll address it.

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 2064457)

Too bad Xurtio isnt around anymore.