completely transform the way you view your mental health symptoms with this reframe back from the borderline

When psychological suffering knocks at the door of life, modern psychiatry's approach is to label, diagnose, and often medicate what they view as symptoms of various labels like BPD, EUPD, cPTSD, ADHD, ASD – the list goes on. As of 2022, the DSM-5 provides diagnostic criteria for 193 mental health disorders, a number that continues to increase with each new edition. 'Disordered' behavior and intense emotion dysregulation are viewed as phenomena that should be eradicated and 'cured’ with the hope of ‘remission.’ While diagnostic labels are undeniable in their utility, Western society has taken the pathologizing and medicalizing of emotional distress to an extreme.
What if we viewed our symptoms as saviors? This episode argues that reframing symptoms as adaptive responses rather than signs of 'disorder' could revolutionize society's view and approach to mental health care and treatment. Through sharing my own story from my personal rock bottom when I was questioning the point of life, I hope this message will reach those who need it most. The shift in perspective I share in this episode has the potential to reduce stigma, enhance treatment outcomes, foster a proactive approach to emotional well-being, and assist society in moving towards a reality where its members are more attuned to their daily emotional states. The outcome is a community that prioritizes the integration of personality traits, feelings, behavioral patterns, and motives into a cohesive and organized whole.
RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL CONTENT MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
■ From Disorder to Design: A New Way to Understand Mental Health Symptoms (Ft. Philosopher Justin Garson)
■ Mental Health Symptoms or Hidden Spiritual Gifts? (Ft. Lisa Miller)
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