For my first 29 years, I never had a mental problem...but I was doing something wrong. Then, I had an experience that put me into a mental hospital. There were two reasons for it... A sick relationship with the man that i was married to... and having been on starvation diets for 29 years. I was not eating foods that fed my body or my brain. This is the state of the Science of Nutrition today. No research is being done that won't put money in someone's pocket. If you want to learn its a do it yourself project. The mentally ill were made fun of in the past, because no one knew they were lacking food for the brain... The lack of food or the wrong foods can cause depression. The right foods can give you a Zen feeling... all's right with the world. It is very important to be nutritionally aware that our processed foods have no value, except calories. I try to eat produce and food that has no labels, plus I do use supplements to fill in the gaps. I go to sleep happy and wake up happy...and its working for me. I also learned, when I went back to college in my thirties, my memory and concentration were far superior to what they had been, before I started studying nutrition. I made top grades in my classes.
I enjoyed your post, and enjoy your writing overall. Reading about objective and subjective health etc. Recovering from chronic illness which includes mental health, indeed many chronic conditions start from a burnt out nervous system, I find myself sensitive to other people's normal environments, the news blasting from the radio, the need for constant noise, constant interference. I find myself thinking, what the hell is so wrong with silence? I'm lucky to have discovered the rich and yummy nurturing of slow mornings. We are ahead of the curves, even if we don't care about such things. Thank you for your work 🙏🤗
Beautifully expressed that sense of something wrong. Not knowing what or who, just wrong.
Even nice men have some quirks that make for lousy boyfriends (cold house, flies everywhere, not paying attention to you). Excellent choice to go home.
I'm about halfway into Pathological and loving it.
I spent my life in severe periods of major depression.
I was able to go off antidepressants for good about 6 years ago now.
I have good days and not so good days, but nothing that requires medication.
I'm very grateful for that.
But more importantly, I believe that you can be cured of 'mental illness', and so your book touches me on a very personal level.
Thank you for having the courage to share your journey.
i wish you had written more about you and the Snow Leopard as you seem to flirt with the comparison but stopped or chickened out?
For my first 29 years, I never had a mental problem...but I was doing something wrong. Then, I had an experience that put me into a mental hospital. There were two reasons for it... A sick relationship with the man that i was married to... and having been on starvation diets for 29 years. I was not eating foods that fed my body or my brain. This is the state of the Science of Nutrition today. No research is being done that won't put money in someone's pocket. If you want to learn its a do it yourself project. The mentally ill were made fun of in the past, because no one knew they were lacking food for the brain... The lack of food or the wrong foods can cause depression. The right foods can give you a Zen feeling... all's right with the world. It is very important to be nutritionally aware that our processed foods have no value, except calories. I try to eat produce and food that has no labels, plus I do use supplements to fill in the gaps. I go to sleep happy and wake up happy...and its working for me. I also learned, when I went back to college in my thirties, my memory and concentration were far superior to what they had been, before I started studying nutrition. I made top grades in my classes.
I enjoyed your post, and enjoy your writing overall. Reading about objective and subjective health etc. Recovering from chronic illness which includes mental health, indeed many chronic conditions start from a burnt out nervous system, I find myself sensitive to other people's normal environments, the news blasting from the radio, the need for constant noise, constant interference. I find myself thinking, what the hell is so wrong with silence? I'm lucky to have discovered the rich and yummy nurturing of slow mornings. We are ahead of the curves, even if we don't care about such things. Thank you for your work 🙏🤗
Beautifully expressed that sense of something wrong. Not knowing what or who, just wrong.
Even nice men have some quirks that make for lousy boyfriends (cold house, flies everywhere, not paying attention to you). Excellent choice to go home.
"You Perfect Romantic Getaway" is so inspiring. You a perfect writer!