u/HealthyGamerGG i really think your voice is needed in the current psychiatry conversation.
the dialogue is getting out of hand.
akathisia is real. side effects are real. overprescribing is real. psychiatry in america has serious incentive problems.
but the current wave of fearmongering, misinformation, and vilification of psychiatry is genuinely dangerous.
examples:
akathisia
https://x.com/MikhailaFuller/status/2045610485190660458
mainstreaming SSRI fear
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/science/psychiatry-kennedy-ssris-maha-antidepressants.html
misconstrued evidence / misinformation
https://x.com/ChrisMasterjohn/status/2050593038901354904
SSRI mistrust
https://x.com/tylerblack32/status/2050450394783129735
out-of-context / setup questions
https://x.com/0xmitsurii/status/2049577895455285344
yes, psychiatry has major flaws. in the US especially, incentives push psychiatrists toward brief medication management instead of comprehensive care. “5 minutes and a script” is not what many patients actually need.
but the answer to broken incentives is better psychiatry, not demonizing psychiatry.
psychiatric medication has saved lives. therapy has saved lives. and for many people, the best outcomes come from medication plus actual therapeutic support.
i’ve personally had 5+ psychiatrists and 10+ therapists, so i take this backlash personally. i have also been a watcher of Dr. K since he had just hundreds of viewers. i know the system is flawed. i also know what it looks like when someone who needs help gets scared away from treatment because the internet convinced them psychiatry is evil.
that cost is not theoretical. it can be fatal.
we don’t stop using vaccines because rare severe reactions can happen. we improve screening, informed consent, monitoring, and follow-up care. psychiatry should be held to the same standard.
reform psychiatry. rebuild incentives. take side effects seriously.
but stop flattening the entire field into “psychiatry is evil.”
people’s lives are at risk, and this conversation needs more clarity than it’s getting right now. i don't know anyone better suited than Dr. K to provide the correct guidance.