There is a problem when you have to deal with symptoms.
This problem is feeling spiritual. Religion, faith, and spiritualness
seem to explain each other, but that is not the case. Religion is a
structured focus, faith is confidence in the Lord, and spiritualness is
the feeling of euphoria that most people get when faced with godliness.
Many mentally ill people suffer from inner turmoil. When we
were little we were taught that our inner voice comes from God.
This inner voice keeps the inner turmoil in check. But the problem
with being religious when you are mentally ill, is the lack of
conscious thought (believing, trusting in God) where faith and
trust can be viewed separately. The mentally ill do not have the
functional ability to separate reality from religion.
Seeing things differently, is like a mental getaway. A vacation
from whatever has become disturbing. When that happens, the
focus would more than likely be toward "trusting God" than on
reality. This behavior makes recovery difficult. Some of us get
caught up in the euphoria and don't want to "get better". It romances you, it draws you in like a slow seduction. Then, before
you notice, you are slipping into your symptoms, finding yourself
in a full-blown episode in need of emergency intervention.
To the mentally ill- faith, reality, myth, legend, and tradition
are all wrapped up together without the ability to believe these in
a separate manner. This is why treatment is difficult and recovery
fleeting. At least the care and treatment of the mentally ill has
improved over the decades. Now, we progress farther into medically identifying mental illness and what types. Closer
than the guessing games we had in the past. Closer to a cure.
Vocabulary ABC's in Mental Health
Emotion chart
This problem is feeling spiritual. Religion, faith, and spiritualness
seem to explain each other, but that is not the case. Religion is a
structured focus, faith is confidence in the Lord, and spiritualness is
the feeling of euphoria that most people get when faced with godliness.
Many mentally ill people suffer from inner turmoil. When we
were little we were taught that our inner voice comes from God.
This inner voice keeps the inner turmoil in check. But the problem
with being religious when you are mentally ill, is the lack of
conscious thought (believing, trusting in God) where faith and
trust can be viewed separately. The mentally ill do not have the
functional ability to separate reality from religion.
Seeing things differently, is like a mental getaway. A vacation
from whatever has become disturbing. When that happens, the
focus would more than likely be toward "trusting God" than on
reality. This behavior makes recovery difficult. Some of us get
caught up in the euphoria and don't want to "get better". It romances you, it draws you in like a slow seduction. Then, before
you notice, you are slipping into your symptoms, finding yourself
in a full-blown episode in need of emergency intervention.
To the mentally ill- faith, reality, myth, legend, and tradition
are all wrapped up together without the ability to believe these in
a separate manner. This is why treatment is difficult and recovery
fleeting. At least the care and treatment of the mentally ill has
improved over the decades. Now, we progress farther into medically identifying mental illness and what types. Closer
than the guessing games we had in the past. Closer to a cure.
Vocabulary ABC's in Mental Health
Emotion chart