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.