Centuries-old traditions of holding each other through tough times of grief, loss, and sorrow, accepting it all as normal, and allowing for the processing and healing of the emotions through loving support, is terribly missing in today’s world, and have much to teach us.
I’m a “millennial” and I sometimes try gently bringing up the subjects of pharmaceutical manipulation, medicalization of the human experience, and mental health indoctrination to my friends, but they become very defensive. It’s like they take criticism of internet culture as a personal attack. Most of them are taking psychiatric drugs.
I consider myself a survivor of SSRIs because I almost lost everything due to those prescribed poisons. I often lie awake at night wondering what words it’ll take to get through to my friends.
I wish someone would answer this question: are we truly experiencing a mental illness crisis or have we simply medicalized everything and we’re in a different sort of crisis?
Great information. You ended it well with the statement about rock bottom lessons. So very true. Pruning isn't fun. In fact it hurts, but it's essential for good growth.
The medicalization of normal human emotions and viewing it through the lens of something that must be ‘fixed’ is concerning. What happened to embracing the challenges and negative experiences you face and turning them into an opportunity for growth and change? Comfort is our worst enemy.
Centuries-old traditions of holding each other through tough times of grief, loss, and sorrow, accepting it all as normal, and allowing for the processing and healing of the emotions through loving support, is terribly missing in today’s world, and have much to teach us.
I’m a “millennial” and I sometimes try gently bringing up the subjects of pharmaceutical manipulation, medicalization of the human experience, and mental health indoctrination to my friends, but they become very defensive. It’s like they take criticism of internet culture as a personal attack. Most of them are taking psychiatric drugs.
I consider myself a survivor of SSRIs because I almost lost everything due to those prescribed poisons. I often lie awake at night wondering what words it’ll take to get through to my friends.
I wish someone would answer this question: are we truly experiencing a mental illness crisis or have we simply medicalized everything and we’re in a different sort of crisis?
Great information. You ended it well with the statement about rock bottom lessons. So very true. Pruning isn't fun. In fact it hurts, but it's essential for good growth.
The medicalization of normal human emotions and viewing it through the lens of something that must be ‘fixed’ is concerning. What happened to embracing the challenges and negative experiences you face and turning them into an opportunity for growth and change? Comfort is our worst enemy.