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Originally Posted by phoenix47baby
What do you do about an acquaintance who has literally been a mummy for six months due to extreme depression, responds to the antidepressant, but refuses to think he has a mental health issue even though he visits a psychiatrist twice a month.
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Uh...marvel at the human mind's capacity for self-delusion?
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Originally Posted by phoenix47baby
I guess I can just let it go and allow him to think what he wants as long as his life is working.
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Being an "acquaintance," this seems best.
Is this fellow approachable? Any possibility of throwing a few non-threatening questions his way regarding what
he thinks is going on (if it's not a mental health issue, what is it - according to him)?
Special kudos to you, Phoenix47baby, for your concern for this sufferer.
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