How Psychiatric Stories Create "Mental Illnesses" and Undermine Democracy Part 2

Published: June 6, 2020, 8 p.m.

b'A further discussion on how confusing\\xa0moral labels with medical diagnoses damages both individuals and the democracy we strive to live in. Morally judging\\xa0unhappiness, confusion,\\xa0a host of normal human emotions\\xa0and a wide number\\xa0of problems people might have\\xa0adjusting to a variety of life situations dehumanizes and demonizes\\xa0them and not only creates the very conditions and behaviors being termed "mental illnesses and disorders" but also undermines people\'s abilities to participate as citizens of a democracy.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\tPsycho"therapy" and The Stories We Live By is available at Amazon.com, BN.com and store.bookbaby.com/book/psychotherapy-and-the-stories-we-live-by'