Added: Aug 27, 2008
From: Gurugillies
Duration: 7:48
Schizophrenia -- a more pronounced version of our everyday condition? The voices are going on but we don't hear them. They are steering our mind against us. The mind often works against our own best interest.Mental health is not in the public debate as much as physical health. There is plenty of advice on diet and exercise but what advice is there for mental health? What can we do about our mental health? The standard treatment seems to the administering of drugs.Why is the mind our enemy? It's like our own private room which is in the condition of the typical teenager's room! We have the idea that our mind is our own sovereign territory. We prefer to suffer in the name of our mental freedom - which isn't freedom at all -- rather than take steps to address the situation.Mental health is often confused with spirituality. Mind work can follow on from spiritual realisation. The main technique recommended here is enquiry. Self-enquiry. It can be difficult if our situation is extreme and perhaps other strategies will then need to be tried.
Channel: Nonprofit
Tags: depression drugs enquiry freedom health mental mind schizophrenia self spirituality voices
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