wrapped_in_clingfilm t1_iu51634 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Reply to comment by Shivy_Shankinz in I’m Dr. Lewina Lee, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Clinical Research Psychologist. Ask me anything about the role of psychosocial stressors on health, the lifelong legacy of childhood adversity, how optimism boosts longevity, & healthy aging. by BUExperts

Well, there's a whole philosophical rabbit hole you are invited to jump into, but you may not come back out: the meeting of Hegel, Marx and psychoanalysis. Try r/zizek.

Shivy_Shankinz t1_iu57ooc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:11 PM

This is great and all but it just furthers my point, there's no real help readily available and accessible for people who the system that fails them.

wrapped_in_clingfilm t1_iu57zdp wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:13 PM

Couldn't agree more. But the problem is never going to be solved by such help when the system itself is the problem, because the 'help' is determined by the system that sustains it.

Shivy_Shankinz t1_iu59z28 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:26 PM

And probably is why the Buddha said life is suffering. Until there's a perfect system designed by a near flawless being, I guess we're all just at the mercy of life.

Well at any rate, I don't think I'll be letting therapy and medicine attempt to fix this problem anymore, except where applicable/appropriate. It's just head games on top of more head games, what a trip

wrapped_in_clingfilm t1_iu5awma wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Well, that's a salient point. People who are involved with real and tangible political struggles (i.e. not just voicing opinions on reddit and shouting at others), are statistically lees prone to 'mental health' problems.