&gt;Getting treatment is literally getting help from other people. In other words, it is not doing anything about depression themselves.<p>Yes, but for it to have any effect, it needs to affect your own brain, so you do need to do it yourself (even though you might get help from other people).<p>&gt;I&#x27;m not sure why you even brought up these &#x27;some people&#x27; who are not mentioned anywhere in the submitted link<p>I was referring to the constant articles being posted&#x2F;upvoted here that have dubious science showing that gut bacteria might cause anxiety&#x2F;depression, while ignoring&#x2F;denying the overwhelming evidence showing that brain influences gut.<p>&gt;The word &#x27;responsibility&#x27; has connotations of duty and obligation. The term &#x27;personal responsibility&#x27; as a whole is a dog whistle used commonly in American politics to attack vulnerable populations of people. It is innuendo<p>I&#x27;m just writing a comment on a forum, not a peer-reviewed journal. I have no idea about the use of the term in American politics.<p>&gt;Is it not at all conceivable to you that you can say something that bothers someone for good reasons?<p>Sure it is. However when you get angry about something that someone didn&#x27;t intend, it stifles discussion.