Google knows all. How do I know? I know because I do Google ads by day and they NEVER try to get you to pay them money, right? and they NEVER make “you” the product, right? Ha, ha. Just kidding. Of course they do. They sell products AND you are the product.
Nevertheless, on this particular day, I wanted to check on the cause of mood disorders. And I wanted to confirm the difference between disorders and diseases. So I asked Google. And its response was “The main difference between a disorder and a disease is that a disease has a known cause, while a disorder usually doesn’t.” Hmm, I thought.
Ha ha ha! My sneaking suspicion was right. Psychiatrists are full of…poop. How so? Because they often treat patients like they have a disease. Why else would they simply prescribe medication without real testing, real physical evidence?
Wait, wait… I know what you’re thinking. “Scott, are you saying that psychiatrist are bad people?“ Of course not. Many are well-meaning. It just so happens when you’re looking for a root cause, you have to go deeper to figure out who is driving the car. And quite frankly, many people don’t dig deeper to understand the truth or to dig for the root cause. They just assume that a multi-degreed person has all the answers to their very personal problem…even when there’s no physical evidence that there actually is a problem. Is there reason for medication then? There can be, for sure.
Then, what are you trying to say, Scott?
This website is my mind wanderings around the question “what is the root cause of mood disorders and how do you stay mentally healthy? Especially when you’re diagnosed as bipolar?…Or some other mood disorder in which a psychiatrist wants to give you brain altering substances that dull your brain and make you feel like a vegetable. The question is, is there a better way? Can you overcome a mood disorder? Can you overcome “stinkin thinkin”?
This journey of coming back from a mental breakdown is not easy. But you can come back from it.
This website is about my mind wanderings, like I said, but it’s more so about the components of identity and about mental health from the perspective of a deep thinking, Jesus lover.
What is a Jesus lover? Good question. It’s someone who loves Jesus, yes that historical figure that some people think is not real. But I happen to believe that he is real and he is the Messiah, the one true God.
“But Scott?“ I know Christian psychiatrists who love Jesus and medicate and seem to think everything is as it should be.
“I never said anything about people who have mental breakdowns occasionally needing medication. I said the journey is about determining the root cause and fighting for your true identity.“ And that is completely up to you.
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Hi, I’m Scott. I don’t think I’m crazy but some people do. I’ll let you be the judge.
I do Google ads by day and hang out with my family, church community, friends, exercise, and some other stuff by early morning and night. Oh, and basically 24-7, when I’m not sleeping, I think about my thoughts.
I’ve gotten better at it over time. But when I was 39 3/4 I had my first manic episode… Or mental breakdown… Or whatever you wanna call it. It rocked my world and made me reevaluate my overthinking, and my “Half glass empty” thinking.
If you want the longer story, you can check out my blog and my podcast. And the other pages on this site.
The short story is, I got better at positive thinking and redirecting my thoughts to ask God what he thinks about them. And that has made all the difference.
Join with me in my quest for mental health and for more of Jesus, the healer and perfector of our faith.
If you’d like to read about my manic episode or mental breakdown, or whatever you want to call it, read this article.
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Have a great day.
Sincerely, Scott