yeah, chemical imbalance in the brain... don't even let me start on that. And actually, the owner of this board, Doc John, does not approve of the pure biological model. But he is just owner, it's us who run the show.

There are people here who believe in chemical imbalance and its variations. There are those who do not.

Diagnosed by doctor? Not so long ago gays were diagnosed by doctor as being gay=ill. So meh. Problem of psychiatry is that it's acts like their facts are set in stone, when it's pretty much a social construct.

You are welcome to post here, but maybe learn to use more I... statements. If you view yourself as ill, we are not gonna dispute it. But that's up to each of us to chose. Some of us don't like to be called "ill".

Maybe, you could also look at the Icarus Project. There's lot of talk of "making your own maps, your own meanings". Or just read here... there's been some interesting convos on this subject too.

and if people are defensive about their non-med approach... well, because it's so hard to find our place. It's not really within the 'system'... which few had bad experience with. And it's actually great that it's possible to talk alternatives here. I seen other boards that seemed like run by Big Pharma representives (with dash of Stalin).