Like other people have said- if the will is there from them to try- great. Why not try? If not though- I don't think it should be forced on them. I don't think it should be stipulated that a person 'should' do this or that with their life.
That is basically projecting your own value of life on them. That their life will indeed one day feel like it's worth living and fighting for. That the whole: 'it gets better' will in fact be true for them- we don't actually know any of that for sure. Isn't it fairer to talk to them to see how they feel about life? Whether there's any hope still left in them to begin with?
'Should' a person suffering with cancer be forced to have treatment? I think many people would agree that it's up to them. The treatments
can be quite unpleasant from what I understand. Somehow though- that seems more acceptable to people. I think because there is a bias to believe that physical illnesses are worse than mental illnesses and- what harm can talking and drugs really do? But- they
can cause harm and surely- it should still be up to us on whether we want to risk it. Whether we consider the odds for it working to be favourable. Plus- whether we are willing to keep suffering for as long as they take to actually work- if they will even work.
All of it I think should be up to the individual ultimately. I see no harm in offering various treatments. I see no harm in suggesting to someone that their thoughts may be negatively biased by something like depression- do they want to
try treatment for it? Again though- I think it should be up to them.
I did run a poll once out of interest to see how many people had tried getting 'professional' help at one point. Nearly 74% to date here have tried therapy. I think the majority of people do at least try something before giving up...
So- apologies if there are other threads that cover this. Plus, I realise I'm kind of looking at three different topics here- How many people here have received treatment- therapy or medication? How effective was it? How does it compare to a website such as this? Still, I feel like all three are...
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