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Mental Health – Entirety And Simplicity

By Sheila M. Cooperman, I am positive ADDitude editors would not be thrilled to There is no comparison to the therapist who studied and is
Licensed Psychotherapist learn this. conveying or counseling a client from the knowledge learned
Oh and regarding the list above, therapists could break in a book, and the person who had to save their own life when
Sure it is holiday time, down these topics even further. For my purpose and audience they frightfully recognized that the academic lessons and the
and most would expect a I think I have gotten my point across. content available fell short.
light fluffy article. But, I keep all these articles for my blog, or someday to write a So, when people want to call me Narcissistic, because
unfortunately holiday time book, about them. After all, with 200 + articles about mental of my different theory about mental health and the etiology,
is when there are the most health and mood disorders, there is plenty of literary fodder it just shows me besides everything else they have no idea
issues with mental health to spread around. what narcissistic actually means.
and suicide. So, my gift Well, Psychology Today would like you to believe that, Along this path, I was privy to something that only my
for the readers in 2020 is since they have been spreading it for decades. clients and customers are also now aware of. All those 200+
“awareness and knowledge.” But, the reality is my book would be very short. Maybe, articles are actually describing the same impetus and yet they
They can finally become “aware” and “knowledgeable” about it would be more like an e-book. are clueless.
how to feel mentally better. Unlike most of the therapists that are asked for their Were these writers, blind, unaware, or just wasting your
For past decades, and more prevalent today, Mental opinions at times, my words are far superior. time? Honestly, to date, I have never seen the most important
Health conditions aka mental health illness has become one I do not include myself into that same framework as the connected word of causation included in any of them.
of the most endemic issues in this country. therapist or psychologist, who attended school, sat hours and Like the magic key to open the door, and to actually
Why? This is my explanation. hours listening to different professors, taking notes, writing explain why people are feeling the way they do. Why is this
Most that know me, know full-well I do not conform to papers and then finally taking exams before they could be piece always missing from every article?
PC and I don’t spew clinical nonsense. In my mind, there is awarded a license from their state of residence. What is the repeated need to break things down to so
an element of confusion, purposely indoctrinated on all and Some might say I am narcissistic, but they would be many connected yet to the novice unconnected moving parts.
everyone that will allow themselves to be sucked in. incorrect. I consider myself in a complete different playing Again, is this due to ignorance, a lack of awareness and or a
For years, I have been collecting articles regarding all the field, the difference from the player and the person who private agenda? Why else do some companies exist by the
different topics and subjects that are potentially involved or watches the sports. constant belaboring of the same topics written and discussed
affected where mental health is concerned. This is why there There is a saying “they are not in the trenches.” When in a million ways?
are countless articles that breakdown every single emotion it comes to mental health, and therapists, psychologists and Then there are all the other media sources that don’t
and mood symptom. psychiatrists, never would be a truer statement be heard. stay in their lane, but instead find the need to just fill their
These are the articles that I have been collecting; 200+ They were not in the “trenches” so social media has pages with nonsense, and antiquated, useless dribble. For
articles and stories, testimonials and reports written about coined a bunch of acronyms, and in this case STFU would some reason, find the need to publish another subpar article,
the following subjects. These breakdown to memory, be more than appropriate. erecting more questions, and providing no solutions about
ADHD, ADD, grief, addiction, stress, anger, gun violence, There is no comparison to the person who learned all their one of the many 25+ different slices of mental health.
anxiety, sleep, insomnia, depression, suicide, SAD, sadness, knowledge about mental health from textbooks, and those
OCD, PTSD, self-esteem, dependency on medication, rape, that learned it in their own personal quagmire of a trench. Mental Health – Entirety And Simplicity on page 15
abuse, mood changes, obsessive behavior, violent thoughts,
rumination, focus,
I do this to pretty much debunk the content that is B’H
contained within. This is not done out of malice, but instead Sabra Wall Decor
to give people the gift of simplicity.
It is more than evident to anyone alive today, that hyper-
complexity has taken over our lives when it comes to most EstimatEs
topics. Just deciding which toilet paper to purchase is a huge
brain exercise. I am not speaking about which brand, no that
is just the tip of the iceberg. Now, brands have more than Painting & More ...
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This should be the first light-bulb moment for anyone
shopping a company that is selling so many products for the
same purpose. It is also this income-gutting event that gives
supplement such a bad image.
Simplicity, simplicity, seems to be the nemesis of our
routine complexity cerebral syndrome. It appears that unless
things are made complicated, and difficult to understand, it
has no value.
Almost every article that I have in my collection focuses
on just one emotion or mood symptom. For some companies,
their continuous writing about the same topic keeps their
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