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Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by mthoms on Sunday December 05, 2021 @01:56AM (#29447368)
There are hundreds of scientific studies about the efficacy of therapy in treating depression. It’s no magic bullet it works well for very many people.

Stigmatizing therapy is not only counter productive, it can be downright dangerous.

If you’re genuinely trying to help, please reconsider your approach.

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Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by ekianjo on Monday December 06, 2021 @07:38AM (#29458977)
> efficacy of therapy in treating depression.

You mean as making you addicted to taking anti-depressants all your life? Great solution.

> depression

So you also magically deduced that the author of that post had depression out of nowhere?

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Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by mthoms on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:49PM (#29465494)
>So you also magically deduced that the author of that post had depression out of nowhere?

OP stated it no less than four times already. Quotes:

1) I feel ashamed of being that guy who is always depressed 2) The saddest thing is that nobody seems to understand having depression is not my choice 3) I don't want to be depressed no more than anyone else 4) I don't want to be that person of which everyone thinks as depressed, it hurts

He also mentioned being on anti-depressants. Presumably those were prescribed by a doctor.

Your conversational style in this thread feels driven more by anger than a desire to help or learn.... so I'm going to bow out of conversing with you. Best of luck.

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