Crazy... For the most part the title of this thread is most likely the single biggest underlying issue for a lot of members, whether they are active posters or not. I could talk to each of them individually until I was blue in the face, I doubt it would disperse their fears of rejection and ridicule. The human brain is the single most complex thing that evolution has brought about and science is still struggling with it bigtime.
It has its own rewards and punishment system, which feeds back on itself, creating ever more problems in some cases and in others not.
The best example for this is the good old depression. Depression is little more then a chemical imbalance in the brains neurotransmitters, that science is aware of and yet, it is one of the most difficult to treat, even with todays beta blockers and other medications available. It creates a truly viscious circle of imbalance, the imbalance becomes the norm, any return to a more desirable state will literally cause something that is very similar to withdrawal symptoms, changing the sufferers behaviour in such a way that he/she is doomed to fail, just so the perfect imbalance can be restored.
I do feel sorry, very sorry for anybody having had to go down this road. It must seriously be hell and no matter what I say will make one iota difference. What can make a difference is seeing a psychologist, in combination with the correct medication and I have suggested this to a few members once I thought they were so down that threats of suicide might become more of a reality then we might like to see. But that too is a problem when you are depressed, lack of motivation, I won't repeat what I have surely written here dozens of times over, and of course the fear of having to talk about it in a personal conversation. Let's face it, this is as anonymous as it gets, so you can withdraw from a discussion if and when it starts getting uncomfortable, not so when you are sitting face to face with your psychologist.
Also, from what I have learned about the US medical system, there is the huge issue of funding such treatment and I'd have to say that if you live in the UK, count yourself lucky. ALL your treatment is free of charge, apart from the National Insurance deductions from your paycheck, which btw, doesn't amount to much in my opinion.
There are a lot of things that you have to take into consideration at the end of the day.
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