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Originally Posted by TunedOut
I have come to believe that at least part of my illness had to do with my spiritual health. The psych meds I take manage some of the symptoms but not the causes. I am not against these meds but they do not fix everything. My POV is that at least some (perhaps all) of our mental illness is caused by external trauma, our own bad choices and lack of awareness of who we are spiritually. Healing mental illness is more like a life long journey of self discovery.
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I couldn't agree more. The meds were a helpful tool for me. I needed them and I am open to needing them in the future.
Therapy is the same for me. It addresses certain aspects of my health, but I needed a lot more to address the roots of my issues.
Spiritual imbalance was a huge issue for me. Mental imbalance was at play. Emotional imbalance contributed and the same was true on a physical level. Trauma was definitely involved. I was making terrible choices. Some had the right heart, but the execution was incredibly flawed.
My soul was screaming and I didn't listen. These kinds of issues manifest holistically even if we cannot see how they are related. I feel other cultures intuitively understand this and we have lost that knowing in the name of science and progress. I use those terms loosely
I think we move away from that center point all the time. I lost my way back for a while. Stepping out to new experiences and finding the way back home is a lifelong journey as you say. What a ride...
