I've begun the site with a look at a variety of mental "health" drugs. Although there may be a
place for antidepressants, antipsychotics, Ritalin, lithium, and other similar pharmaceuticals, the implication
that these drugs can make someone healthy is misleading. Indeed, the drug companies don't want you to be "well".
If you are "well", you won't need their product. Therefore, they heavily promote the "maintenance of wellness" theory,
and doctors, who prescribe the drugs to you, are taught to pass on that message.
This idea, of course, assumes 1) that you are sick, and 2) there is a biological basis
for your mental dis-ease. At best, these drugs can supress unwanted symptoms so you can "get on with your life."
Sort of like aspirin and a headache...except aspirin wears off after a few hours, and most mental pharmaceuticals are prescribed
for--not hours, days, weeks, or months, but--years!
In addition, there are huge questions regarding their effectiveness, their significant side
effects (which can range from mild to deadly), and growing concerns over the often severe withdrawal symptoms. Click on
the appropriate pages here.
Other pages on this site explore good health in general, noting that "health" involves a balance
of mind, body, and spirit. These are like a three-legged stool, and if one leg is wobbly, the whole stool becomes unbalanced.
Much of healthy living is understanding how to balance the stool, play the game of life, discover who we are, and figure out
what's the point of all this.
Lastly, I want to look at some of the theories that are shaping our understanding of who we are and
what our environment really is. How much of what we think is in our heads? How much is out there? Why is
it out there? And what are we here to do/learn/be? Psychology, physics, spirituality, and philosophy are all merging.
Everything is connected, and this cutting-edge thought is fascinating stuff.
Check back here often. This website will be an ongoing project with new material and links
added regularly.
