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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Sorry jayswin but you’re way off. Diet, exercise, hydration, sleep and even socialization via strong friendships/family, satisfying work are all vital natural fixes, or at the very least part of a more holistic solution. “Normal people fixes” may not be enough alone, just like medication and therapy may not be either.
You’re actually better off to try several things, often in stages as it can be everwhelming to change so much at once.
Cutting down or out drinking and drug use is also important.
Often no amount of medication or therapy will solve your mental health issues unless there are some other changes as well. Social/family/friends/work being huge factors.
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Not way off, Cecil. Yes, it will help if you can get there, but the problem is if you have depression as mental illness you likely won't get there, hence needing to be properly diagnosed and going through the subsequent treatment that eventually attacks proper nutrition, exercise etc.
I've been through all this as a patient. Probably too drunk to have explained it properly which is a bat signal to Cecil, but point being that someone suffering from depression as a mental illness will likely not be able to attack proper nutrition, exercise etc without diagnoses and then treatment.
If they can then of course it will help them to get better, obviously, but patients mostly can't overcome mental illness by doing the right things, hence needing proper diagnoses and treatment.