tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post4193079853946809388..comments2024-03-18T10:07:38.422+08:00Comments on Awakening to Reality: Chad's Awakening StorySohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-17245121706895711262022-04-28T09:11:36.772+08:002022-04-28T09:11:36.772+08:00Great to read a story like this, showing what is p...Great to read a story like this, showing what is possible for someone struggling within the mental health care system. <br /><br />Really wish there was more dialogue between Buddhism mental health system. The psychiatric industry has a tendency to pathologize what may be considered normal range of human experiences. They also assume the statical norm, which involves self grasping, is the healthy state. Yet they are equipped to deal with some things that are more challenging to deal with for religious leaders. <br /><br />The role that therapists play overlaps with what religion used to provide for many in the secularized society. Not necessarily easy answers to how to make this system work better. More dialogue as I mentioned above, and better control for conflict of interest in the development of pharmaceuticals and the diagnostic manuals, would be a good start though. <br /><br />The wrong therapist or psychiatrist can be dangerous. Some things that are accepted generally in the field are not true. (For example, antidepressants are not actually effective for unipolar depression. Professor Irving Kirsch has well documented this in his research which is largely just ignored.)<br /><br />Seeing a story like this of someone coming out ahead in spite of these challenges is hopeful. ClingToNothingnoreply@blogger.com