RE: Psychology Addict # 52 | Mental Illness – A Straight-Forward Discussion about a Non Straight-Forward Topic.
Hey green, how are you doing?
I read you comment and following my immediate urge to respond :)
I think you know why that is (talking about the last question of your comment). When you are sad or depressed, you would like to speak to someone with empathy and patience. Once, that was a priest or a shaman, nowadays it's a little more tricky. Maybe you live in a place where a shift in seeing mental sickness happens in a different manner. Here you don't go usually to a priest but to a therapist. But waiting lists are long and being embedded somewhere you can get consolation and understanding not a sure thing. I have nothing against the term "spiritual" in connection with depression or other mental issues. Maybe it's different from where you are. Nobody here seems superstitious anymore and therefor this term can be used without being categorized too much.
How is it for you? Is where you live enough covered for people with mental diseases? Do you have enough therapists or other health facilities?