Don’t Discourage People From Seeking Mental Health Help
Sometimes self-help, fitness, or meditation gurus suggest those with mental health struggles should use exercise and meditation, not pills.
This is dangerously misguided advice.
I mean dangerous literally.
This advice destroys people’s lives.
Mental health struggles are debilitating
Those who suggest “exercise and meditation, not pills” generally mean well.
They’re good people who believe they’re doing a service with their advice.
But if you’ve never dealt with a severe mental health problem – either in yourself or a close loved one – you don’t understand how debilitating these diseases are.
Major depression, anxiety, and other mental challenges make everything in life incredibly hard.
Often victims are incapable of leaving the house.
Sometimes they can’t even get out of bed. Or spend the entire day in the bathtub.
Guilt and social stigma
In addition to the direct effects of mental health challenges, victims often feel extreme guilt.… Read more