Discussion Was psychiatry more helpful or more harmful for you?

[dogemn]

In my case, psychiatry ended up being more harmful than helpful. I was labeled "clinically depressed" and "mentally ill" when I was only 11, which crushed my self-esteem. Instead of looking for the root causes of what I was going through (I was dealing with severe abuse at home), I was simply given a diagnostic label and prescribed SSRIs that didn't help.

Throughout the years I went to several psychiatrists, but I never felt understood or genuinely helped. The medications mostly gave me side effects with little to no real benefit.

I'm curious how other people's experiences compare. Has psychiatry been genuinely helpful for you, or have you faced something similar?

 

[kitkat9234]

These meds have ruined every aspect of my life. Fucking poisons that don't even work leaving me with permanent side effects.

 

[darksouls]

more harmful

 

[idiotmother]

I feel like I've repeated myself so many times on here, but just like kitkat said, I've been destroyed by these poisons. I've been gaslit and forced onto anti psychotics which have decimated my brain. Everyday is survival and horrific. I can't stop taking them either.