That is a discipline that is not that easy to achieve. It is not that common in this society. It is not a discipline that, as nearly as I see, is taught much, even in therapies for emotionally-damaged people. Rather, my impression of psychiatry in this country is that it is largely concerned with covering up distress, at denying it, rather than paying it attention and trying to understand why it is there. In other words, take the easy way out -- easier for the provider, but ultimately harder for the recipient of such "therapies" because the problems keep coming back.

BTW, can you identify what it is about your overseas experiences which has caused such sadness?