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Mental Illness

Nature or Nurture, editor, Spring Valijo

We have heard of mental illness, but how much do we really know about how this disorder developed?

I'm not a medical doctor, just someone who have a lot of experience with human nature and self realization. You don't have to be scientist or have a medical degree to recognize someone with mental illness, unless its a natural trail of your own. So, I'm going to give it to you in human terms. Many things can be the root of Mental illness, and people with mental illness rarely know it. Today we are going to examine the question of whether mental illness developed naturally or was it from influence and conditioning. 

Let's take a look at nature: We have all heard scientist say, "it's inherited". That seems to be their favorite phase. In other words, they mean to say, LOOK, I don't have time to fool with you, I have more money to make, so, take this drug and come back often. Some of you know what I'm talking about! For the sake of science let's focus on genes for a moment. Say for example, there was a man who was a great scientist who fell in love with a beautiful lady who happen to have downsydrome. Does this mean that there children would be half genes? Who knows, maybe!

Does this verify that the man inherited genes from a family line of great minds, or maybe just maybe the man got lucky (serendipity) and discovered something useful to mankind. How about the lady did she inherit her genes from a line of feeble mines or did the mental disorder happen to her at birth or shortly there after? Regarding the latter, I personally know of a case. These are serious things that has to be taken in to consideration before the fact can be determined. Truth is, unless we can go back and do a DNA test of the parents and ancestors of a mentally ill person, not one will really know if its inherited or not.

Now, we will look at nurture. Follow me here for a moment, I would like to make a point: Read this exercise first then close your eyes and go through the motions as instructed. Imagine a big yellow lemon, now cut into with a knife, smell it, feel it in your hands, now squeeze it hard enough until the juice runs in to your hands, now squeeze the juice into your month. Did your mouth water? Hey! you didn't even have to close your eyes. 

Three things just happened: first, you just experienced the power of suggestion, second, you just experienced meditated, and thirdly, you just experienced a chemical reaction in your brain that gave your body instructions. 

About the first: did you know that music, TV, and other people can suggestion things into your brain without you knowing it or consenting to it? Your brain takes suggestions even when you sleep. Anything that you hear can effect the brain. Now consider for moment all of the things that you have been subjected to, voluntary or involuntary, good or bad, from childhood.

About the second: did you know that you can suggestion to your brain anything that you want it to manifest in your brain or body? Any thing, good or bad. If you practice meditation, you can make things happen. Did you know that you are in a state of meditation every time you just focus on something. You are sending suggestions to your brain and it responds with a chemical reaction to give the body instructions. 

About the third: did you know that you can cause good things to happen in your brain and body or you can cause bad things to happen in your brain and body? You have control over most of the things that enters into your brain, negative or positive.

In essence, be careful of what and who you listen to, be careful what you say to yourself, and know that you have the power to heal or destroy your own mind and body by what you dwell on. If you don't believe it, go through that same exercises and change it any way you want to be, for example, change the color of the lemon to purple. That's what you have to do to all of the negative things, past and present. It's not denial, it's taking control of the deep roots of despair and changing to outcome. But first you have to do some soul searching to identify them, face them, then destroy them before they destroy you! Time will change nothing, you will have to change those times.

In conclusion, according to scientist, brain cells can be destroyed by drugs, alcohol, etc., and they don't regenerate. It's true, some people are born with mental disorders, and yes, some mental illness is brought on by influence and conditioning. This message is mainly for those who are disturbed due to the latter, something that is deep within the mind or sub-conscience that makes you who you are today. You can't cover them up or build on top of them hoping to suffocate them. They don't just disappear and trust me some will be hard to eradicate. Dig deep, identify them, acknowledge them, talk to someone you trust or better yet a stranger, write them down if you have to. Now, change the outcome in your mind. This is what true forgiveness is all about. Once you've cleaned house, stay on top of it! You will be victorious! Oh yea! if you cross a doctor that offers drugs before they insist on a method of physco-therapy...RUN!!!

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