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Treating the cause, because depression is not a ~~symptom~~ illness but a ~~consequence~~ symptom (eg unknown mental issues, chemical imbalances etc). It's not trivial.
(thanks for helping me out with the wording, got confused)
Soul-crushing profit driven economies are the main cause of my depression.
Yeah but we don't talk about systemic inhuman requirements.
Depression is a symptom, symptoms are consequences.
You are right that what needs treating is the underlying cause, though.
The wording might be off, I'm neither a doctor nor native speaker 😁
Yeah sorry, I was just correcting you on the symptoms part. Symptoms are the consequences of source reasons. A fever is a symptom caused by an infection, for example. Hope that helps.
I'm not native either. 😋
Don't be. Everyone is learning constantly (or should be 😁)
Yeah I was mixed up, is a regular happening 😉.
Drugs.