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Why a new blog on mental health? 

 1. The public understanding of mental health is poor – not surprising because
    it’s a pretty meaningless concept.
 2. We are told that mental ill-health is developing into a crisis but this is
    not surprising when every kind of problem, distress, or unwanted habit is
    converted into a medical disorder. It is not a health crisis but health
    professionals, the pharmaceutical industry, and mental health charities
    would have a great deal to lose by dropping the idea. 
 3. The existence of mental ill-health has become a myth like a belief in the
    existence of witchcraft. Scientists in white coats cannot solve problems
    that are attributed to a myth.
 4. Life is unavoidably messy and its tragic downsides should not  be wished
    away as illness. People have genuine problems – for good or bad reasons they
    can become extremely distressed, act strangely, anti-socially, or feel a
    compulsion to act in ways they would prefer not to. These problems are not
    individual illnesses that need to be cured. Problems arise in unique social
    circumstance, under the influence of cultural beliefs, social norms, and
    government legislation.
 5. To address this situation we have to abandon a health mindset. There will
    always be a gap between what is desirable and what is achievable. Most
    people resolve the gap without ever thinking that their suffering is due to
    a health problem. We cannot just ignore calls for help but the mental health
    conspiracy limits the way we approach this task. In many cases, it serves
    the function of letting society or the individual off the hook. It can
    mystify the nature of problems and encourage a person to think of themselves
    as ill rather than confront actual causes.
 6. The concept of mental health lumps together problems that may have entirely
    different causes under single disorders . What is needed more than expanded
    services or more resources is greater imagination.
 7. The idea of disordered minds has been with us for centuries. The Public and
    the State believe in it without any intention to deceive. The myth has
    always been persuasive. The State believes that mental ill-health has little
    to do with its own laws, social policies, or prevailing social conditions.
    Sufferers seek cures from the State, which it supplies in an assumed act of
    generosity. It has become a duty of the State to provide a mental health
    service. The World Health Organisation believes that people around the world
    are experiencing an epidemic of mental disorders.
 8. The blogs on this site discuss various manifestations of the mental health
    myth. They do not promote an answer to any particular problem that a person
    might happen to have. This website is not offering a service. The purpose of
    these blogs is to encourage democratic debate – so please comment. Anything
    that seems completely irrelevant or insulting will be removed as soon as
    possible.
 9. For more about me, see ABOUT.