Mental Disorders Aren’t Really
I recently responded to a Washington Post article about a once “normal” young lady who, as the age of 22 began experiencing psychiatric decline and, at the age of 29, intentionally stepped in front of a train and killed herself. In reading this article, I remembered several individuals I knew in my lifetime who abruptly ended their life. Why does this happen? Why do seemingly successful people feel they have nothing to live for?
The article pointed out that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, the onset of psychotic disorders peak between the ages of 18 and 25. This is quite interesting because this is when young adults begin living on their own and often neglecting their body by eating and sleeping poorly, as well as experimenting with drugs and alcohol and mass dosing on caffeine. Any one of these things can lead to the body’s decline. Combine, they are a recipe for disaster. Add in the fact that most people don’t know how to properly manage stress, and it’s no wonder why suicide rates are higher in affluent populations.
I really wish society would stop looking at suicide and other psychiatric symptoms as “mental disorders” and address them for what they truly are…nutritional deficiencies, toxic overload, and excessive stress. The “disorder” is merely a symptom and the body’s reaction to something that isn’t balanced. Not addressing the root cause is a tragedy.
Our children get little to no training on how to take care of themselves, often because parents aren’t good examples, either. Then we wonder why, as adults, our children are sick and diseased. I personally tried to raise my children in a healthy home and teach them how to properly nourish themselves. But, with the rest of society doing the opposite, it’s difficult for those good habits to remain beyond adolescence. I can only hope that, one day, the majority of our society will wake up from the trance they are in and realize how they’ve been polluting their body, which then pollutes the mind.
We need to draw from the fundamental principles of nature and properly utilize its resources, as well as nourish our love for one another and the human race. Maybe, then, these psychotic disorders and the many diseases we see today will become obsolete. Tony Robbins said, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” Continuing to medicate people is not going to change anything. Medication doesn’t fix the problem; otherwise, people would be able to stop taking the medication and feel fine. We need to address the root cause of why each person is out of balance. What nutrients is their body missing? What toxins are lurking in their body? What lifestyle are they living? Where might they be stuck in their life that could be resolved by a shift in mindset?
Robert Anthony said, “When it becomes more difficult to suffer than to change…you will change.” Must we “suffer” before we see the need to change? How much more pain and death will we endure before saying, “Enough!!!” My heart literally aches for every person in the world who had to suffer unnecessarily, and I tear up as I write this. I can’t for the life of me understand why we remain so blind to what is literally right in front of us. We have EVERYTHING we need to live an abundant, happy, healthy life. We simply must make the “choice” to live with nature instead of against it.
What can you do differently in your life to bring about the change you wish to see? Perhaps you need to reach out to a friend and implore them to get nutritional support. Maybe you need to do this for yourself. Change starts with a single step. I hope you will take a step today toward creating the life you were born to live.
