Question by kitkatz70: How do you know when you need “help” or when your just living life?
I don’t understand why just because someone maybe having fun going out, drinking and partying it is automatically deemed as some sort of illness. There are people who can control their behavior. Their alcohol intake, etc. Why is such a far fetched notion that someone could actually be “normal”? Is it because there are so many that aren’t? Or could the ones saying it’s not “normal” behavior are just envious that someone is normal? It upsets me that we are in a society that automatically judges others because they are not like them and assumes that there is something mentally wrong and they need meds and therapy. There isn’t a person in this world that can say they have had a perfect life without a tear one. Or never felt blue, or angry. I don’t think the world needs to be on meds and needs to see a therapist for the rest of their lives. We are too willing to medicate instead of treat the underlying issues. For the most part, people just need to get over the past, realize they can’t change it, learn from it and move on. Usually just talking about it with friends helps. There are the few who do have a chemical imbalance and if it can be helped with medication then more power to them. But before we just assume that is the cure all, realize that it could do more damage than good. It could actually cause a chemical imbalance. It takes some people years of trying different cocktails of meds before they get the right perscription together, then after the body becomes acclimated to it, it needs to be changed again. The Doctors don’t even know what really works. But we (especially on this site) are so quick to diagnose. Think about it, there was life and depression way before there was psychiatrists, therapists, and meds, and society wasn’t as violent or uncaring as they are now. Does it go hand in hand. Who knows.

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Answer by Lila
If a problem is not affecting your daily life and you are able to do all of the things you need to do then you don’t need help. But there are those who can’t, are unable live a life like well people. Just think about what you said that people just need to get over the past and go on. Number one we have in society people who have suffered unbelievable truamas that the mind cannot handle. For example we have soldiers returning from war who have seen and experienced what you and I could never image. They are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, many are commiting suicide because they are unable to stop reliving what they say. With help and medication this can be treated. Yes antidepressants do have to be changed after some time and some will work for one and not for another. But I can tell you it is worth being able to get up in the morning and do what you have to do. To live a life I would try and continue until I found the right medication for me. Doctor’s don’t know what works for each individual, only the individual who is using the medication can know this. Nobody on this site can diagnose, they or we can help someone in pain and direct them to help so that they will not commit suicide or live lives of misery that they don’t have to. Mental illness is a disease like heart disease and diabetes and requires medication. It is the “stigma” and lack of knowledge and not understanding the suffering of others that prevents many from getting help. There are people reaching out for help, people who are desperate and have no idea what to do. We can help them if only for a moment or advise them that they need professional help but never diagnose.

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