We're continuing to look in a different direction for #MentalHealthAwareness week.
Generally speaking, us humans do like to complicate things. We think that the further we get into the detail of something, the more answers we will find.
In the world of mental health treatments, this means more and more diagnostic labels, and more tailored treatments – the notion of ‘precision psychiatry’ is actually a thing! 😳
But the Innate Health understanding looks in the opposite direction: upstream, to simplicity.
How does that translate to mental health?
Well, maybe a little bit like this:
There's no right and wrong here, just doing what makes sense, given the perspective we're looking at things from.
For me, it all boils down to that quote from the academic paper I'm reading from:
“Everyone experiences symptoms of disordered thought, negative emotions, and strong urges to act. However, if people understand they do not have to believe in the ‘reality’ of these experiences, their psychological functioning will remain healthy.”
If you'd like to read the full paper (it's one of my favourites), then you can download it here:
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Giles
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