Well you are right in that I have never been depressed in the way you describe, but unfortunately, I do have some knowledge within this field. The problem with a large chunk of the population seeing therapists for minor issues is that they are clogging up the system; hence the more serious cases are not getting the attention they need. This is due to that a private therapists will not differentiate between who needs treatment and who doesn't, but he will no the less have to turn away clients at the end of the day if his schedule is full.
BTW, I am really just repeating my first post, but as it seems I stepped on your toes I thought I should clarify.
....isn't that we have not found enough ways to cure depressions; the problem is that everyone (and their pets) labels themselves as depressed. In severe cases sure pills/doctors/padded rooms is indeed needed, but 80% of the ppl popping pills and speaking to doctors have no need for such treatment, they need to realize that life isn't a dance on roses and non-ending happiness. Life is a mixture of good and bad experiences, so to quote Denis Leary's doctor-patient conversation:
Patient: Hi, im.....
Doctor: STFU, next!
I have some experience with the production of ceramics, and the 350$ is a bit off mate, multiply with a factor between 5 and 11 to the production of a 304/316ss blade and there you have your price for a blade in alumina (Al2O3) with a content of 96 %, of course if you want a real badass material the price could go higher but then again you could get a ceramic ranging up to only a few notches off diamond.
Hmm.... maybe I should call up my manufacturer and have a few made and sell them right here at/.
Btw: I know, real stupid story to break out of my 7,5 years of silence, but hey you got to start posting sometime^^
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Well you are right in that I have never been depressed in the way you describe, but unfortunately, I do have some knowledge within this field. The problem with a large chunk of the population seeing therapists for minor issues is that they are clogging up the system; hence the more serious cases are not getting the attention they need. This is due to that a private therapists will not differentiate between who needs treatment and who doesn't, but he will no the less have to turn away clients at the end of the day if his schedule is full. BTW, I am really just repeating my first post, but as it seems I stepped on your toes I thought I should clarify.
....isn't that we have not found enough ways to cure depressions; the problem is that everyone (and their pets) labels themselves as depressed. In severe cases sure pills/doctors/padded rooms is indeed needed, but 80% of the ppl popping pills and speaking to doctors have no need for such treatment, they need to realize that life isn't a dance on roses and non-ending happiness. Life is a mixture of good and bad experiences, so to quote Denis Leary's doctor-patient conversation: Patient: Hi, im..... Doctor: STFU, next!
I have some experience with the production of ceramics, and the 350$ is a bit off mate, multiply with a factor between 5 and 11 to the production of a 304/316ss blade and there you have your price for a blade in alumina (Al2O3) with a content of 96 %, of course if you want a real badass material the price could go higher but then again you could get a ceramic ranging up to only a few notches off diamond. Hmm.... maybe I should call up my manufacturer and have a few made and sell them right here at /.
Btw: I know, real stupid story to break out of my 7,5 years of silence, but hey you got to start posting sometime^^