helperofearth123
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I went to CBT but didn't know what to say so left after half an hour. Seemed she wanted me to write a diary of my daily routine so she could go through it and say what I was doing or thinking wrong that was causing my physical disability. The following views of mine don't really have anything to do with CFS but are just my views on "mental health" in general:
I do think there's a huge problem in psychotherapy/"mental" health in general. In my understanding, there are neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, which used to be treated as psychological, but after enough research its found it was are as actually just as physical as cancer or a broken leg. CFS/ME looks more and more like a similar story.
Things like 'bi-polar disorder' are today called 'mental illnesses' whereas in my view that is probably a neurological disease in very bad cases or in more mild forms its merely 'disposition' or 'personality' and isn't necessarily a bad thing at all, it can even be a gift. A mental illness is something that can be cured by changing your mind/having some kind of emotional breakthrough. If something can be cured by having an emotional breakthrough then its not an illness, which leads me to say that there may be such thing as mental illness. There are mental symptoms such as anxiety/depression, but if the root cause is in the mind its not an illness and the person should be helped from a social or spiritual perspective, not medical.
Who's ever been cured of bipolar? These things are caused by neurological cycles.
People have emotional pain and grief from events in their life and this a natural healthy response to life, but sometimes their social support networks aren't enough to help them through it, so they seek a friendly ear to listen. They are then "diagnosed" with a "mental illness" when all they needed is someone to confide in.
This problem is part of a spiritual problem at the heart of society. Some people go to a priest to talk about their problems, and escape a diagnosis. But this doesn't work for everyone because to be part of the church or any major religion a whole load of controversial things need to be believed in. in my view the religious institutions are failing to bring everyone together and rather serve division, which is the opposite of their purpose.
This spiritual fracture in society means we have people who just need a friend being wrongly categorized as having a medical problem and in need of 'therapy', which is nonsense. Many people with depression or anxiety just need a constant source of inspiration and companionship and make miraculous recoveries when they discover religion.
I've not organized these thoughts too well as I'm really tired, but I think my point is made...
I do think there's a huge problem in psychotherapy/"mental" health in general. In my understanding, there are neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, which used to be treated as psychological, but after enough research its found it was are as actually just as physical as cancer or a broken leg. CFS/ME looks more and more like a similar story.
Things like 'bi-polar disorder' are today called 'mental illnesses' whereas in my view that is probably a neurological disease in very bad cases or in more mild forms its merely 'disposition' or 'personality' and isn't necessarily a bad thing at all, it can even be a gift. A mental illness is something that can be cured by changing your mind/having some kind of emotional breakthrough. If something can be cured by having an emotional breakthrough then its not an illness, which leads me to say that there may be such thing as mental illness. There are mental symptoms such as anxiety/depression, but if the root cause is in the mind its not an illness and the person should be helped from a social or spiritual perspective, not medical.
Who's ever been cured of bipolar? These things are caused by neurological cycles.
People have emotional pain and grief from events in their life and this a natural healthy response to life, but sometimes their social support networks aren't enough to help them through it, so they seek a friendly ear to listen. They are then "diagnosed" with a "mental illness" when all they needed is someone to confide in.
This problem is part of a spiritual problem at the heart of society. Some people go to a priest to talk about their problems, and escape a diagnosis. But this doesn't work for everyone because to be part of the church or any major religion a whole load of controversial things need to be believed in. in my view the religious institutions are failing to bring everyone together and rather serve division, which is the opposite of their purpose.
This spiritual fracture in society means we have people who just need a friend being wrongly categorized as having a medical problem and in need of 'therapy', which is nonsense. Many people with depression or anxiety just need a constant source of inspiration and companionship and make miraculous recoveries when they discover religion.
I've not organized these thoughts too well as I'm really tired, but I think my point is made...
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