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Favour Nzeribe's avatar

"How long do you keep insulting people who have suffered by claiming that their suffering is good, actually?"

This is because people are given up to a reprobate mind, thinking evil is good and good is evil. Rom 1:28.

Your writing is insightful. Mental health is a real problem, not a strength, but people are making it cool for attention, similar to other immoral behaviors.

I agree with Harvard's solution to mental health - not just a religious organization but a Bible-believing charismatic church, especially for students like myself.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/regularly-attending-religious-services-associated-with-lower-risk-of-deaths-of-despair

A Christian sees tragedy as a part of life, and in everything, we give thanks, good or bad. 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

It’s human nature to find comfort in the empathy of fellow humans. But a tough-minded Christian always finds it in Jesus Christ, and that is the strongest foundation. 2 Corinthians 12.

It's also sad to learn psychiatry substituted for church. Tons of fake Christians are to blame. John 8:44.

I also enjoyed reading this statement:

“Although it’s also worth noting that in many ways, some of the sanest people enjoy the most bizarre delusions ('God has a plan for me', 'my life has a real impact in the world', etc.). Choose your delusions wisely.”

Although God has a plan for everyone, that plan is found in doing God’s will. And the way I’m finding His plan for me is by knowing Him through the Bible.

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Roxane Maar's avatar

Really great read. Another thing I have noticed in my own circles is also.. I’m not even sure how to say this - but mental illnesses have become a norm + an excuse for almost anything. “Sorry, but yes unfortunately I’m ADHD so I simply find it hard to get up in the morning for work”.. replace that with any other random thing. Especially when it comes to character traits - “.. Unfortunately because I’m XYZ I’m like this. And I know multiple people who have fought long battles for being recognized as mentally challenged, while psychologists have refused doing so because they didn’t consider them ill. Another area I wrote about myself is how this whole situation also somehow creates a distance between people- I’ve had and have friends that have very close yearlong relationships with their psychiatrists.. and everything of significance was discussed with the psychiatrist..in the end leaving the friendship itself that we had / have quite .. hollow in a way. Stripped for anything of value.

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