From what I’ve witnessed first-hand and what I’ve heard from my friends with mental health problems, mental health teams and the mental health system absolutely have the ability to inflict harm on their clients.
In my case, my history of suicide attempts isn’t because I have a “disordered personality” as they brainwashed me into thinking.
In a dark world where my pain already felt inconsolable, suicide has always seemed like the way to escape the extra trauma of how badly I’ve been treated by society and the very services that were supposed to help me but instead caused more harm.
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