Jamie, I love this point. Dr. Ellen Langer proved this to be true in a fascinating study she did. She took men who were aged and in nursing homes, unhealthy and nearing death. She built apartments that looked just like where they lived 20 years previous, gave them clothes from that time of their life, reading material, and treated them as if they were 20 years younger. In short order not only did they all improve – EVEN THEIR EYE SIGHT GOT BETTER – but they all ended up playing a touch football game. It is always fascinating to me what the mind’s power holds. A wonderful article about it here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.businessinsider.com_ellen-2Dlangers-2Dreversing-2Daging-2Dexperiment-2D2015-2D4&d=DwIGaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=kL9fYAau6FrdQSDUB5bFKx_6OZu_3ESTJzYlTw98szI&s=gKF69vXJ2ZEzNv0FIK1adw5pXdk5GESuBs71kiJPEkY&e= And another here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvardmagazine.com_2010_09_the-2Dmindfulness-2Dchronicles&d=DwIGaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=kL9fYAau6FrdQSDUB5bFKx_6OZu_3ESTJzYlTw98szI&s=PEG-QiLJf0UUbG2-zPE18fyO4v91JhButLzuOoZq78k&e= Anyhow, just a few thoughts Chris From: tree of knowledge system discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Jamie D <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: tree of knowledge system discussion <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: TOK PT Blog on Mental Disorders CAUTION: This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. ________________________________ Yup, Few seem to sense how little we understand ourselves, and most seem offended by the suggestion. One amazing thing about learning neuroscience is in learning outside-in to our experiencial assumptions. The pigeon-hole classifications of various mental illnesses suggests a legitimacy to patients that doesn't exist. And with the power of suggestion, the stigma does more harm than good. Consider telling a person each day they are getting stronger and the effect isn't small. Fill their mind with the stigma of being a broken person and it's like one is drowning and grasping for legitimacy. The guru Ramana Maharshi said it best: "every name and label is the cause of trouble" (at least when it comes to identity, in creating a false self-prison) Jamie On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 6:56 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi UTOKers, I put this blog up today: Most Mental Disorders are Not Mental Diseases<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_us_blog_theory-2Dknowledge_202011_most-2Dmental-2Ddisorders-2Dare-2Dnot-2Dmental-2Ddiseases&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=L7RNy2Lhg7ryX_VH6lx6hgzgFkoPaJov-XvlyDrp6kQ&s=NPNFKf9vRIESGVjWJflSQvWwukKSszzdyHdNjqLQnZU&e=> Hope everyone is doing well. 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