If we wish to use self culture we do not want and do not need toxic drugs to be prescribed for us. Unless circumstances are extreme, we also would not want our loved ones to endure a system of medication that is so invasive as to claim to control over our normal brain chemistry.
The accelerating extent of mental disease in communities in Western countries is alarming and indicative of the need for serious study both by lay people and professionals. More and more complicated psychological conditions are being documented and given name. We are gradually becoming conditioned to hear terms that describe some of the many common and increasing mental illnesses that abound in the community demanding some psychiatric care – stress, phobias, psychosis, addictive behavior, drug addiction, depression, bi-polar disease, clinical depression, self-harm, violence, autism, hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD) Postpartum Depression, Aspergers, Trauma, Anxiety, Compulsive Behavioural syndrome, Schizophrenia, Paranoia, Dementia, and many others.
There is more than adequate evidence about the dangerous side effects of medicinal drugs and those that are prescribed for mental irregularities in particular. Powerful drugs can create chemical chaos in the brain to cause serious side effects, far more damaging than the original symptoms. The safety of hundreds of drugs is in doubt.
Would you allow your child to take such drugs under these circumstances?
Yet millions of children and minors are now receiving medication for psychological reasons and are vulnerable to severe consequences. It is assessed by the U.S. Surgeon General that 20% of American children have mental illness of some kind and that about 5 million children and young adults suffer from a mental illness that threatens or interferes with their daily life. There are over 4 million posts on the internet regarding mental diseases in children alone. Those regarding mental illness in general amount to over 73,000,000. It is a serious issue.
Sally Janssen’s wonderful book “Mental Fitness: The complete Self-Help Guide”, offers simple and timely solutions. Read more…
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