One of the most widespread myths about mental illness and the harm it causes.Citations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7NxHjnHpxKup_O-c433uhp3Y8DVsA-0/...

Hi all,

I had posted here a few weeks back about making this video, and here is the finished product! Got a lot of great responses and people from here reaching out. The video tries to give a history of the “chemical imbalance theory”, why it’s wrong, and then explores criticism of the theory from a critical psychiatric perspective.

Hope y’all enjoy.

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Originally posted by u/Racker150 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Friendly_Nerd

Disclaimer: I haven’t watched the video because i am out of the house.

I feel like the “chemical imbalance” idea is reductive and removes agency. Sure, maybe it’s like that for some people, but we really can’t prove it for anyone yet. I feel that it’s a convenient justification to just put people on antidepressants and forget about further treatment. It encourages people to view themselves as unfixable when they simply may not have found the right treatment or perspective yet.

Plus it stinks of biological reductionism to me which I have a personal beef with.