Psychiatric Survivor - Aurelien

"Problems emerge when a psychiatrist simply tries to match the patient’s experiences with one of the disorders in the book, without investigating why the person is suffering as they are. After all, perhaps they are suffering because they have just lost their job, or someone dear to them, or because they’re struggling with their identity, with poverty, with failure in love or work - who knows perhaps their lives just hadn’t turned out as they’d hoped. There are countless understandable reasons why a person may suddenly start manifesting emotions or behaviors that can be easily misread as ‘symptoms’ of ‘major depression’ or ‘anxiety disorder’ - reasons that may have nothing to do with the person being psychiatrically unwell.” ~ Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good by James Davies ~

Dear friend,

I hope this finds you well.

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Adjusting to lots of new changes and feeling grateful. Yet, at times change, even when it is good, can feel very overwhelming and intense.

You just have to take it one day at a time, one moment at a time.

That’s what I tell myself anyway lol

Can you believe the year is coming to a close?

2024 is going by so fast.

Time waits for no one.

How are you making out? How is this season of your life changing?

I wanted to quickly share with you another touching “Psychiatric Survivor” episode I recently did with Aurelien.

This was a situation of someone who has lost a significant person dear to them, as well as having unresolved childhood family dynamic issues, and being a human just struggling.

Aurelien was also in the midst of completing law school…

and about to take the Bar exams when he came in contact with the mental health system and the trajectory of his life completely changed.

Please forward this information with anyone who you believe would benefit.

Feel free to leave me your questions, comments, and feedback below. Thank you for taking the time to visit here.

Until next time, we continue in solidarity. 

Neseret Bemient, BScN
Holistic Mental Health Coach 
Website: Return to Wholeness Healing Services
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@NeseretBemient
Twitter(X): Neseret Bemient (@JourneyofHope4U)

BIG DREAMS

...start inside
...take courage
...involve effort
...include mistakes
...build character
...are achievable

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~