Quote Originally Posted by Rex Brynen View Post
Having seen a great many people whose lives have been transformed for the better (and, for that matter, lives have been saved) by dedicated mental health professionals, I have to say this picture bears absolutely no resemblance to the society I know.

I don't think that slagging off mental health workers en masse is either appropriate or very useful.

Having said that, I'll leave it there. I don't that SWJ is a particularly appropriate place to fight out culture wars.
I disagree. Addiction to mental health treatments is a real and common malady, which has the additional by-product of providing job security to the same mental health professionals.

I don't see a whole bunch of people who outgrow their therapist. I HAVE encountered some very effective mental health professionals, who are able to help someone "get off their top dead center" and then help themselves "get right". But they are in the minority, in my experience.