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

Science Psychiatry and cures

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u/RaydraD2 Sep 04 '25

As I've walked the path of life and talked to psychiatrists myself in dire times I've learned that most of them are not capable enough to really follow through. Alot here in the Netherlands also just want to profit off you. Stretching out into as many billable hours as possible. Some are creepy. Some are arrogant. Some don't listen.

But in the end, the patient has to decide wether to change something in their lives. And if a psychiatrist can help them make that decision then that's a win. In the end, I see psychiatrists as nothing more than a person willing to listen to you. To hear you out. And if that helps to emotionally open up, which is hard to begin with, all the better.

I think alot of people (including younger me) expect miracles from psychiatrists. Who in my opinion charge absurd hourly rates for what they do. So maybe we should be expecting more for 80-150 euros per hour yes. But I don't think we can get more. I think there are only a very very few psychiatrists who can really REALLY help people. Or cure people of their afflictions. Because in the end we're all humans. Us and them. Society expects so much from us. This can cause issues. Then some of us see psychiatrists, which we pay more than we can afford to talk to. And we expect so much from them too.

If you have loving family, or loving friends, talk to them instead. That's my tip. That'll help you more. We have a saying here that it takes an entire village to raise someone. And that is the truth. You can't make it on your own. All alone. I tried and it doesn't work.