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Vibe · Jun 20, 2011, 04:18 AM

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I have no idea what you are referring to when you say more than just psychological help is needed at times. I have not quit on trying to get better.

I am fresh out of divine intervention.

Consider the cumulative human experience. In order to feel mentally well, one needs a well rounded and fulfilling life. A pdoc can not write a script for friends. A therapist can listen to problems and maybe suggest taking certain approaches, but therapy alone will not do anything for an individual. One must actively make other changes in one’s life.

Looking at psychology as a scientific field highlights it’s obvious limitations. Science is not meant to give meaning in life. It’s meant to provide objective facts. Philosophy, spirituality, relationships, goals, etc. are still needed to make one’s life well-rounded. To provide meaning. When there are issues in these areas, some scientific information and therapeutic help may be useful, but so might a lot of other things. I would never have come as far as I did without someone who loved me. I’m getting further now because I have goals in life where I am challenged. Things to fight for. Professional psychiatric help did not provide any of these things.

It seems that psychology is trying to take the place of a priest in some ways, when it is obviously never going to provide that type of help. In order to fix my life, I need to look at all aspects of it from multiple angles. Not just the lens of psychology. That doesn’t necessarily mean divine intervention.

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I think the only elephant in the room is the lack of understanding.

I don’t see how this is an elephant in the room. Lack of understanding and empathy for psychological disorders are considered a major issue these days. In fact, I would say people are becoming hyper-aware of the need for change in this area. It’s leading them to ignore problems at the other end of the spectrum.

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Hopefully the science will not remain at such a distance and more people will get the aid they need to help them better do the work and overcome their issues.

Actually, this is the exact opposite of what needs to happen. The solution is not for science to take on roles it was never meant to have. It should not, as was stated earlier for example, provide moral compass. The same way religion should not claim to provide scientific facts. It is outside their realm. Instead, it is we who need to learn to look to multiple sources for way to heal, function, and deal with life. Psychology can not provide all the answers and it should not be expected to.