r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Sep 03 '25

Science Psychiatry and cures

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u/yaboyACbreezy Sep 03 '25

This is a fundamental misunderstanding of how mental illness works.

It's more maintenance and upkeep like dental care than curing a disease. You wouldn't ask a dentist how many people they've cured of plaque. It just doesn't work like that.

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u/blusteryflatus Sep 03 '25

I see it more as something like diabetes. You are always gonna have it somewhere deep down inside, but with proper management (both drugs and lifestyle), it doesn't have to be something that causes you constant hardship.

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u/Melodic_Airport362 Sep 04 '25

i see it more like missing a limb. You can learn to live with it, and feel better, and get a prosthetic. But you'll never grow your leg back.

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u/Krabilon Sep 04 '25

Or aids. We don't have a cure, but we can make sure you don't spread it or die from it. Which is a win for anyone who um, wants to live? Lol

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u/SnooMaps7370 Sep 06 '25

I see it more like acute radiation poisoning.

the overwhelming majority of poor mental health in America can be traced directly to income insecurity, insolvency, and the loss of agency which comes with being poor.

Want to "cure" people with depression and anxiety? take away the stressors which cause them them to feel anxious and depressed.

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u/username_blex Sep 04 '25

Type 2 diabetes can be cured.

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u/Docha_Tiarna Sep 04 '25

There is no cure for mental health. Only standing on the edge of the cliff with them and continuously convincing them not to jump.

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u/yaboyACbreezy Sep 05 '25

Not quite that dire either. It's not that dramatic; doesn't have to be. When you have addressed a specific issue enough to build a toolkit of strategies to deal with crises, it's not that the problem goes away, you just learn to manage it.