What we fail to understand is that the cause is always in the mind, and by attacking the physical manifestation of the issues first, we ensure that we will never look at the true cause. Historically this played out in the arguments between Sigmund Freud and Georg Groddek, where the former always chose for the physical explanation, because he was too much of a physician at heart, while Groddek, the father of the concept and treatment of psychosomatic illness, believed the source of the problem was in the mind. By and large, the West has followed Freud in thinking that all psychological processes would one day be explained by biochemistry, and that became the foundation of the reign of pharmaceuticals and allopathic medicine. Georg Groddek was, in effect, the linear opposite of that, believing the source to be in the mind and frequently using combination therapies in innovative ways. He is worth studying.
To try to solve psychological problems with psychopharmaca, is absurd on its face, and predictably has led to endless problems. My psychiatrist father refused to prescribe any psychopharmaca, already in the fifties. He recognized that they would cause more problems than they solved, and seventy years later this is now finally starting to get the recognition it deserves.
I believe mental illness symptoms are multifactorial. Kudos to your father and how fortunate for his patients to be under his care. For the psychological components, besides drugs, allopaths only offer talk therapy when a great deal could be accomplished with intuitive work such as meditation to help one identify and work through struggles.
ỲES, I see that as a continuum, from talk therapy - which is essentially what my father focused on, more as a Jungian therapist in practice, than as a psychiatrist. Multifactorial yes, and no, the conflicts may manifest on different levels, but the source is always the mind. Groddek had a fascinating, and very idiosyncratic way of recognizing that.
The crock of genetic causation is a copout, which serves to empower the medical industry, which is why it is so popular. For if the problem is genetic, your only hope is the magical lotions and potions, or worse, from the medical industry. The reality is that even if there seems to be a genetic component, we always need to focus on what we can do about it now, being very practical and to the point. Again, Groddek demonstrated this in his practice.
With cancer this point is extreme. As T. Colin Campbell argues in "The future of nutrition," healthy nutrition needs to be the first 60% of cancer treatment, in his view a Whole Foods, Plant-Based diet, which I subscribe to as well.
Interesting. I hadn't heard of Georg Groddek. Have you ever read the book "The Courage to Be Disliked" by Japanese philosopher and psychologist Kishimi Ichirō? It incorporates the theories of Alfred Adler. I feel like Freud and Jung get all the attention. I hadn't realized that I think in a very Adlerian way till I had checked out that book. I feel like many people in this crazy age we live in now could really benefit from this book.
And really no matter what diet you follow the food had yo be 'good" food!
What we fail to understand is that the cause is always in the mind, and by attacking the physical manifestation of the issues first, we ensure that we will never look at the true cause. Historically this played out in the arguments between Sigmund Freud and Georg Groddek, where the former always chose for the physical explanation, because he was too much of a physician at heart, while Groddek, the father of the concept and treatment of psychosomatic illness, believed the source of the problem was in the mind. By and large, the West has followed Freud in thinking that all psychological processes would one day be explained by biochemistry, and that became the foundation of the reign of pharmaceuticals and allopathic medicine. Georg Groddek was, in effect, the linear opposite of that, believing the source to be in the mind and frequently using combination therapies in innovative ways. He is worth studying.
To try to solve psychological problems with psychopharmaca, is absurd on its face, and predictably has led to endless problems. My psychiatrist father refused to prescribe any psychopharmaca, already in the fifties. He recognized that they would cause more problems than they solved, and seventy years later this is now finally starting to get the recognition it deserves.
I believe mental illness symptoms are multifactorial. Kudos to your father and how fortunate for his patients to be under his care. For the psychological components, besides drugs, allopaths only offer talk therapy when a great deal could be accomplished with intuitive work such as meditation to help one identify and work through struggles.
ỲES, I see that as a continuum, from talk therapy - which is essentially what my father focused on, more as a Jungian therapist in practice, than as a psychiatrist. Multifactorial yes, and no, the conflicts may manifest on different levels, but the source is always the mind. Groddek had a fascinating, and very idiosyncratic way of recognizing that.
The crock of genetic causation is a copout, which serves to empower the medical industry, which is why it is so popular. For if the problem is genetic, your only hope is the magical lotions and potions, or worse, from the medical industry. The reality is that even if there seems to be a genetic component, we always need to focus on what we can do about it now, being very practical and to the point. Again, Groddek demonstrated this in his practice.
With cancer this point is extreme. As T. Colin Campbell argues in "The future of nutrition," healthy nutrition needs to be the first 60% of cancer treatment, in his view a Whole Foods, Plant-Based diet, which I subscribe to as well.
Interesting. I hadn't heard of Georg Groddek. Have you ever read the book "The Courage to Be Disliked" by Japanese philosopher and psychologist Kishimi Ichirō? It incorporates the theories of Alfred Adler. I feel like Freud and Jung get all the attention. I hadn't realized that I think in a very Adlerian way till I had checked out that book. I feel like many people in this crazy age we live in now could really benefit from this book.
Rrrrrreally interesting post, especially about the half life of seed oils. Yikes. Thank you!