@tyme completely agree, medical model wasn't designed for mental health. I think it is important to recognise biological aspects to mental illness, especially mental illnesses with a significant biological component such as schizophrenia and bipolar. However, people are not their illness and sometimes people just need to feel empowered to make those further steps.
Learning about how First Nations see mental health is fascinating, it is a lot more holistic. I think it is also important to consider spiritual experiences (e.g., ghost and demonic experiences) may be the norm for certain cultures, even if they are considered abnormal in Western cultures.
Today has been rough, still experiencing withdrawal, it might be the feverfew from my migraine supplements. People can experience migraines after abrupt discontinue. Only thing is, my migraine supplement had other vitamins that I can't take before tomorrow's blood test (to get a more accurate picture of my nutrients in blood). Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow. I've had urges today, my brain is awfully foggy and I am moody, but probably shouldn't use that before the blood tests. The nutritionist wants to get a clear picture of where inflammation and nutrients are at. I'm just so exhausted and i feel sick. I don't know if I have another infection, nose feels clogged, and this stubborn yeast infection is still here
