I hate the whole toxic positivity when it comes to mental health

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3. Thank you--and yes, just listen but don't lecture

I understand that the person giving this advice is trying to be helpful and means no harm. But I wish she said it more along the lines of "This worked for me, maybe give it a try and see if it works for you?". Versus "this worked for me and if it doesn't work for you that means you are making a choice."

To me, that is like saying my son's suicide was a choice made with a rational mind. Suicide is a lot more complicated than that. To be able to override the brain's most basic instinct of survival means something much more complex is going on inside the brain.

Anyway, thanks for your reply and sorry for the rant. I'm just frustrated because this simplisitic idea of "choice" versus "disease" keeps us stuck in treating mental health effectively.