Reply #34: Thank you for posting this

[KitchenWitch]

Members of many groups, whether religious or 12 step groups, attempt to practice medicine without a license by telling their members that all they need is said religion or 12 step group to solve their mental health problems. I have personally known people who have attempted/committed suicide due to advice from such misinformed individuals.

Mental illness is no different from physical illness. It is illness and needs to be treated. The only difference is the stigma society attaches to it, which needs to STOP, before more people die at their own hands.