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FrameBenignly comments on Can we talk about mental illness? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: FrameBenignly 09 March 2015 07:02:49AM 2 points [-]

My advice for anyone with any mental illness is to talk to somebody you can feel comfortable around about your problems. Often a therapist is that person, but not always. If you don't think your condition is serious enough to require medication, trying to discern the often minute differences between therapies can be more trouble than it's worth. Even if you discover the optimum therapy, there's no guarantee you'll get optimum implementation, eliminating the difference in value.