Isn’t it ironic?
This is a forum specially intended for social interaction with a variety of elderly members many of whom have health issues. There have been questions about thyroid issues, MRI’s, Orthopedic surgery, diabetes, weight issues, hip & other joint problems, kidney disease, mammograms, cancer, cuts , scrapes, bruises and anything pertaining to human health that members have asked about and received answers. No surprise there.
From what I’ve read none of the answers have come from professional doctors yet nobody has complained about it , possibly because nobody expected FREE professional advice off a website forum.
Here we have a thread about depression which many members on this thread have stated is a mental health issue. As far as I know, none of these members are mental health professionals except for one who is now being singled out and criticized . Why? It’s a thread to discuss depression which has lead to discussing other mental health disorders. That’s how threads normally flow. Like all other health related threads, people ask questions and others answer.
Why is this thread and it’s members being criticized for discussing mental health?
How is this thread any different from any other health disorder thread? Members ask questions and other members respond.
Like any other threads, I seriously doubt anyone was expecting professional advice for their inquiry and I certainly didn’t expect the one professional who we do have to be called out in such a distasteful manner from those with their own ongoing mental health issues.
Once again, isn’t it ironic!