The way the article is worded it makes it seem like ALL psych medicine is bad, which is the mo of the right, get people off the meds that make them stable and into RFK Jr’s “wellness farms”.
You can’t just say “yeah I fucked up taking benzos recreationally for years and now I’m paying the price”.
Every single
PsychologistPsychiatrist will warn you about Benzos, will recommend against them, and even when they do prescribe them there is an entire plan to prevent this exact issue.But this bozo did benzos recreationally…
look these drugs might be addictive and physically and psychologically harmful and restricted for good reason but have you considered i might simply be built different? thought so
I am a lobster, you are not, you can’t tell me what to do. You probably just want to prevent me from getting big, meaty claws!
Only a psychiatrist can prescribe a pharmaceutical, not a psychologist, unless something changed since the last time I was in a psychologist’s office.
:bleh: DOH! you are correct
Psychologists and therapists typically learn psychopharmacology even though they don’t prescribe, because they work closely with psychiatrists and patients.