Once the existence of “I” is realized as not being the result of thoughts generated by the mind of a separate self, but as Consciousness in the present, the observation (acceptation) of the thoughts may bring insight into the physical feelings of the body mind organism. Once the suffering of the game of thoughts is overcome, only then is the human mind capable of observing the physical pain within the body mind organism. The suffering seeker in the search for peace has already taken a path that leads away from the destination. The thought of authority may prolong the journey!
Psychology claims the right of “authority” in resolving the suffering of the individual mind based on the assumption: “If many people say it is so, then it must be true”
If “I feel that my thoughts are bad”, but “I feel that I am a good person” is there really a cure? The authority of Psychology and Psychiatry presents us with theoretical answers to theoretical illnesses. Maybe the issue is the question? Is feeling bad not just part of existence? If this was the question a person asked, would we really have need for the long list of psychotropic medications. How would a person know what is feeling good without the experience of feeling bad?
Many so called mental illnesses fail to recognize the physical symptoms of the sufferer and are merely explained as an accompanying symptom not related to the mental illness. The fact that “the authority” is not able to identify the links between the physical feelings and the emotions arising from thoughts, demonstrates how the mind of authority can ignore the available answers. The mind of authority (as with the mind of individual self) appears to disregard the answer of “unknown”, even when the results are better than anticipated (examples of this can be found in “The illegal cure“). Or is it just an extension of “the game of thought“?
The following is an extract of a wonderfully presented article on the “Myth of Mental Illness” written by Paul Lutus. Why not entertain the mind and possibly recognize how thoughts are influenced by the authority of Psychology by reading Is Psychology a Science?.
Psychiatrist and author, Allen J. Frances (Ex-Chairman of the DSM IV task force), believes that mental illnesses are being over-diagnosed. In his lecture, Diagnostic Inflation: Does Everyone Have a Mental Illness?
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- In the Age of Anxiety, are we all mentally ill? (vancouversun.com)
- Reviving the Myth of Mental Illness – by Steve Morgan (beyondmeds.com)