Fifth Harmony Girl Attacks the One Thing that has Saved Millions of People’s Lives

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With millions of people struggling with mental health issues on a daily basis, psychiatric help is sometimes a saving grace. But, according to Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui, psychiatry is a “joke” and “not a real profession.” Umm…okay?

The 19-year-old brunette went on an over-the-top rant last night on Twitter and Instagram, attacking the mental health system for overly “drugging” young people. She wrote:

“Psychiatry is a joke. Not a real profession. You’re drugging our youth. Prescribing pills for sadness and creating a generation of misunderstood teens who are forces to understand their problems as things that can fill up pill bottles. F*** this mediacal system. Making money off of destroying young lives. Y’all should be ashamed.”

Almost immediately after the blowup was posted, Harmonizers let the “Worth It” singer know just how offensive the message was.

@LaurenJauregui things that are not a joke: psychiatry things that are a joke: you

— brittany (@girlalmightiest) December 9, 2015

people like @LaurenJauregui are my biggest pet peeve. Psychiatry is NOT joke.

— kris (@stilestatess) December 9, 2015

does lauren jauregui not realize depression is a chemical imbalance that requires medicine as well as therapy….um

— kellen (@bratcIub) December 9, 2015

i've official lost ALL of my respect for @LaurenJauregui. psychiatry is a REAL profession, and an important one at that. taking medicine –

— ∗ (@slaylenahomez) December 9, 2015

@LaurenJauregui "psychiatry is a joke" the only joke here is your career.

— kitten (@IirrystyIes) December 8, 2015

id be dead if i didnt have my medicine for anxiety/depression PLEASE dont speak unless you personally understand psychiatry @LaurenJauregui

— emily (@xfactorsmut) December 9, 2015

And, like in most cases of a celebrity acting hastily on social media, Lauren quickly deleted her post and replaced it with an apology.

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to offend. I've had a lot of friends destroyed by some people prescribing them stuff they did not

— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) December 8, 2015

Need but that was no reason for me to get that aggressive and say that, I apologize, I understand it's helped a lot of people, I spoke

— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) December 8, 2015

Publicly too soon, short wit. I apologize again greatly if I offended anyone.

— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) December 8, 2015

That was more of like a rant text to a close friend, I shouldn't have taken that to social media. I again, really am sorry.

— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) December 8, 2015

We appreciate the fact that Lauren owned up to her mistake, but we truly hope none of her fans will take her initial words to heart and be deterred from seeking help if they need it.

Did Fifth Harmony just announce that they’re breaking up?!