See, this is the problem with the average person’s understanding of people who get therapy. For them, it is a matter of life and death. They wouldn’t be going to therapy if they felt otherwise. An illness like depression, bipolar disorder or even general anxiety can be just as valid and severe as any cancer or disease. Please reconsider the inherently fallacious standpoint you’re following of categorizing mental issues as less severe than physical ones. It’s incredibly harmful.

Not neglecting general self-care is highly separated from fighting mental illness. Imagine if someone had a brain tumour and their neurosurgeon told them they had to “put all the work in” to challenge their body’s sickness. It’s a pretty ridiculous mindset to have when someone’s physiology is literally preventing them from doing that without external help. Why even bother giving the time of day to a practitioner if their advice directly implies that their suffering is entirely their fault?

That’s like solving a drought by using water you already had in storage… The problem is still there, you just delayed it.