The issue is that people often cause more harm in their efforts to help. It’s helpful to make sure they know they have support if they need it, but they need to make the change themselves. Outside can assist, but the heavy lifting can only be done by the person. If they don’t want to change and don’t want your help, you can’t do much. It’s not a matter of individualism, but a reality of mental health.

One of the worst things you can do is lose their trust by putting the wrong pressure on them. If they feel you’re violating their autonomy, they might close you off and make it harder for them to get help when they want it. It’s also entirely possible that you have the wrong read on a situation, and thus any advice might come off as out of touch and condescending.

Anyhow, I didn’t mean that we shouldn’t help people, I just think we shouldn’t go to far in our efforts to help.