The Clearest Sign of Mental Health
Am I mentally ill, could be the question? Every healthy person learns to ask such a question, as is the paradox that is health and ill-health. Now, let's be crystal clear about what this paradox is about. Let me use myself as an example. The times I have been most unhealthy mentally, emotionally, spiritually, I have lacked s omething very important - something critical for health. I lacked the capacity to see that I wasn't healthy, and perhaps others knew it. I'm sure they did. I may have suspected something was wrong, but I would not at that time be able to pinpoint it. Eventually I might, and when I did, I would be on the cusp of recovery. What is the clearest sign of mental health? Insight. It's like being in mental health inpatient facility. The main indicator psychiatrists are looking for. Can the person perceive reality? Are they delusional? Is there grandeur? Of course, the purpose for admitting people to these hospitals is to give them time and treatment to...