I& #39;d like to see a little more balance between the "just because science doesn& #39;t say it doesn& #39;t mean it isn& #39;t a thing" folks and the "if science doesn& #39;t say it, it& #39;s not a thing" folks in the mental health community.

Yes, science is important. Yes, sometimes science is behind
For instance, some folks think that if it isn& #39;t in the DSM, it doesn& #39;t count. You know what& #39;s not in the DSM? CPTSD. Plenty of professionals agree that CPTSD is definitely a thing. Yet if you only believe in the DSM, it isn& #39;t a thing.

HOWEVER, we need scientific criteria.
Sometimes folks forget they& #39;re not actual mental health professionals and throw things around and draw conclusions that are not fact-based. That can be dangerous stuff in the wrong hands.

I dunno, I don& #39;t really have a point. I just want us all to be safe and rooted in fact.
Also, we can talk about how folks use science to bolster their superiority complex. Knowledge is a tool to empower, not a weapon. And also, remember that sometimes people have access to the same information you do and still reach a conclusion that is different than yours.
It& #39;s funny that some folks will come to challenge whether something you& #39;ve said is rooted in fact while having no idea what effort you put into research. It& #39;s nothing for me to research something, write it, and then send it to a psychiatrist for confirmation
PS - lord forbid the psychiatrists who are unfortunate (fortunate!) enough to be friends with me ever start billing me for their impromptu consults.
PPS - try to remember that science is not always black and white. It is ever-changing and shifting, like the very organisms it studies.
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