Do you remember classes in grade or high school where you learned about mental health? Neither do I. The reason for that is simple - no such classes were ever offered and, based on my ongoing experiences with our public education system, they still aren’t. While our schools somewhat emphasize physical health, they pay almost no attention to mental health and, even when they do, it’s only after some version of “acting out” becomes physically obvious. One of those versions involves extreme violence which our society horribly and wrongly concludes is proof of “mental illness.” In fact, just as our bodies need to be nourished so too do our minds and if we don’t nourish our innermost “self,” poor mental health and illness are inevitable.
"Mental Health ?"
"Mental Health ?"
"Mental Health ?"
Do you remember classes in grade or high school where you learned about mental health? Neither do I. The reason for that is simple - no such classes were ever offered and, based on my ongoing experiences with our public education system, they still aren’t. While our schools somewhat emphasize physical health, they pay almost no attention to mental health and, even when they do, it’s only after some version of “acting out” becomes physically obvious. One of those versions involves extreme violence which our society horribly and wrongly concludes is proof of “mental illness.” In fact, just as our bodies need to be nourished so too do our minds and if we don’t nourish our innermost “self,” poor mental health and illness are inevitable.