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Originally Posted by BudFox
But voices in the head, depression, etc are not simple medical conditions. These are abstract experiences that cannot be diagnosed or tested or quantified in the manner of a broken bone or a B12 deficiency.
I dont understand the impulse to medicalize this stuff (actually I do, it's decades of conditioning by the MH biz). Maybe the OP just needs some freaking understanding and compassion and healthy human connection.
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You are right, there are no concrete tests that can be done in order to diagnose someone with a mental illness. We have to use the knowledge and the methods we
do have in order to pinpoint what is most likely wrong and what can be done to help the person who is suffering.
I think everyone here has given eden plenty of compassion, but at the same time we cannot ignore that she also needs professional help that none of us can provide, and that she needs to go out and seek it for herself. We would not be taking time out of our day to do any of this if we didn't care and didn't want to connect with eden. We are all here because we care about other people.