Why do some folks with schizophrenia end up living in a group home, while others work and live independently? Why do some trauma patients become agoraphobic while others become well-traveled public speakers with spouses and families? Whatever the real cause and reason for mental illness, I believe our failure to be healthy in all other areas of life (spiritual, financial, physical, relational, and intellectual) greatly exacerbates the illness. I believe mental illness is not a biological thing we can put our finger on.
Maybe it’s the gut-brain connection and how we trash our bodies with our poor nutrition. Maybe it’s chronic stress leading to apoptosis in the hippocampus (that’s a mouthful). Maybe it’s the so-called chemical imbalance. (Also, FYI, I dislike the term ‘mental illness’ but we can talk about that another day.) There are of course many theories as to HOW mental illness comes about and WHY it occurs.
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