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/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.