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[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I tried using analogies to explain that I need antidepressants just like people need medicine for diabetes or blood pressure and my mother said I need just need to wear some necklace to fights the evil spirits and that chemicals are bad blahh blahh I just... 🤦‍♂️

You can't fight conservatives with logic, and when there are crazies using mainstream media to amplify their craziness, conspiracy theories and spiritualism seems even more legitimte to them, they think that science and spirialtualisn are on equal footing and each is equally valid. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ (yea I used the facepalm emoji twice in one comment, because emphasis is needed)

P.S. For context, my parents are not your typical white American christians in the deep south that you normally hear about online, if you think its just that stereotypical demographic beliving in weird things; they are agnostic theists (not sure what their "religion" really is btw, they dont visit religious buildings) and we are ethnic Chinese that are living in the US at the moment.

this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2025
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