Have you ever been pushed to the brink? How did you handle it?

[boyari2]

Mental illness is primarily the inability to cope with the insanity of
this world.

This certainly explains it all, doesn't it?

http://surftofind.com/cops

Wasn't it confucious who said that the only thing that seperates one
man from the other is "experience and education."

[~enlightenedpsych2~, ricki, erica]

I disagree that 'mental illness' is primarily the inability to cope
with the insanity
of this world' as you state because it is such a general mis-
conception held on
the conscious cognitive construct of an outsider looking in. The
coping mechanisms
made available to those who struggle with down-time (depression) and
become
confused in up-time (mania) are not conducive to maturing just masking
the
inner problem.

Yes Confucious said this but how many people actually follow that good
advice ?
If experience and education provide growth then why are so many people
apt to
deny growth by taking medication or seeing a psychotherapist ? They
want answers
but are afraid to seek from themself therefore creating a dependence
on a drug or
a person other than themself, to fix things wrong in their life. Its a
cycle that is both
restraining and augmenting . . .

sharing the light,
the enlightenment advisor

http://yovia.com/blogs/enlytenzmnts/2010/03/23/downtime-is-crucial/