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What does it mean?
Medication masks unhappiness caused by bad environments rather than fixing the cause.
In plain terms
Pills can hide sadness caused by bad situations.
What can you take from it?
Fix circumstances, not just symptoms.

Where it applies

  • healthcare
  • social critique
  • personal struggle

Putting it to work

  • systemic change
  • holistic care

Questions to consider

  • Is your happiness real or masked?
  • What makes life unbearable?

Another view

Medication helps chemical imbalances too.

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