Comment by Groxx

2 hours ago

which is implied to be only after step 2, which is essentially "find the cause", yeah.

there's plenty of benefit to be had from reducing harm while searching (or when wrong about the cause).

"find the cause" is exactly what e.g. therapy is for. It's not some insurmountable challenge to do that.

  • everyone around me who has been starting it is on roughly a ten month waiting list. so they should try nothing until then + several sessions until hopefully figuring something out? some are on their third such cycle because the earlier ones were downright hostile therapists (they're people, just like every profession, they're not all good or effective).