When I nixed psychiatry, it was because I didn’t want to hear about forgiving myself, or about how human nature is, or about how I did my best, you know...all the platitudes.
My situation is, of course different from what a soldier may go through, but the bottom line is the same.
I didn’t have a campfire and friends, but I had a mirror I could look into and say “ you are such a b-—h. Now what’re you gonna do about it?
Truth hurts. But it sure does help! A psychiatrist would not dare tell the truth, IMO, its all about feeling good, even though the patient really should be feeling quite bad.
A really good therapist/psychologist would, but you're right about the psychiatrists.
You go to a really good psychologist/therapist to find your truth. You go to a psychiatrist for a prescription.
All psychiatrists do in today's world is pass out the latest and greatest SSRIs for drug companies.