That is very interesting, thank you for the detailed response!
they believed that the best security was older systems that had been thoroughly tested for vulnerabilities
Oh no 😅 I am not a cyber security expert but that seems to me like a recipe for a disaster
Speaking of systems, what OS do they use in the military?
I think those kinds of mental problems are purely psychological. I know why it feels like something physical: it's completely uncontrollable, seemingly irrational, pointless and harmful behaviour, but I believe this just means you're not conscious of what is going on deep in your mind and that all of those behaviours actually stem from your real, perfectly rational needs - those needs are just in conflict with what the conscious part of you wants. People might be depressed because deep inside they're deprived of creative and meaningful relationship with the world or be anxious because they lack the sense of the self and thus feel absorbed by the reality. In both cases, the resultant behaviour becomes obstruent to what the day-to-day part of ourselves needs (to study, to work, to be productive and successful etc.) A panic attack doesn't particularly help at a job interview after all. So we never bother to actually think about those deep struggles and they remain a subconscious, disintegrated part of us, that appears as an external force to what constitutes our conscious self. This is when it is easy to think of your problems as just brain malfunction. But brain malfunction doesn't cause existential struggle. You might loose your sight and hearing, memory and other cognitive abilities but it's always something broader and more primitive than concrete, complex experiences that we call mental problems.
So I believe what would actually help is a deep dive into the realms of your subconsciousness to discover the hidden needs behind your panic attacks and depressive moods. Once you realise them, it will be easier to fill the gaps in your life. Neither meds nor "correct your negative thoughts" kind of therapy can do that. They leave the problem itself untouched.
P.S. I myself used to be very depressed and anxious. Suicidal thoughts and the feeling of the vanity of existence wouldn't let me. Meds didn't really help. Only after I realised my deep conflicts and started to change my whole life, did I get any better. I found what I needed to break through the alienation from life and now, although still struggling at times, I have a very strong sense of purpose in life and I actually feel self-actualised.