I've stated the following: medicine requires pharma
I wasn't talking about medical problems.
The fact that a growing percentage of Americans can't function day to day without prescription drugs is concerning. And the more drugs prescribed the worse the problem seems to get. Not saying drugs can't help some, just that they're not targeting the root of the problem because that work take far more work for far less profit.
We live in a society where advertisers market direct to consumers via advertisement (feeling low, talk to your doctor about drug X). You can call that medical care if you like but I call it a scheme. Emotional turmoil is more than just a medical problem, I loathe to use the word spiritual but it's not like diabetes 1 where the pancreas doesn't work properly. Most of the time there is no organic problem, people's brains & emotions are working just fine, it just doesn't feel good because their life, their family, their society are not alright.
Or you're not medicating at all (in whatever example kicked this off, antidepressants or whatever). Feel free to offer an alternative.
There are lots of alternatives for relief of mental distress. Most of them are more of a pain in the ass than taking a pill, none offer any guarantee. As you've said it's not my place to tell you how to live your life nor as I some wise old man who's found the key to happiness. I'm not here to sell anything.