This is very interesting. I just have to share it. Excerpt from Kazimierz Dabrowski’s Views on Authentic Mental Health By Elizabeth Mika “…Mental health of average people is characterized by relatively easy adjustment to changing life conditions (i.e. negative adjustment); if occasional periods of maladjustment occur in their lives, they are not very intense, do not […]
Do you have a mental illness or a mental oddity of some sort? I wonder if you feel it’s inherited, or something you picked up along the way? Maybe you think it’s both? In your own estimation, where did your problem/gift/curse come from? Also, is your Mercury afflicted or looking reasonable You’re openly invited to
Hi, Elsa, What are your thoughts on mental illness vs astrology? A lot of astrological personal traits can be interpreted as mental illness or a psychological problem. Cancers: anxious attachment Uranus: avoidant attachment Pluto: obsession Virgo: OCD Gemini: ADHD So in your opinion which one is it? I personally found my self to deviate more towards
I had a client who told me of a “shared delusion” she had with her ex. I’d never heard the phrase before. I was intrigued. I asked her questions, while I searched the term. I found it tied to another term, “shared psychotic disorder“. Basically, a person has some delusion. The person near them, their
Many have become interested in natural or alternative healing in recent years. My grandfather, Henry, became a vegetarian in the 1950’s. He started jogging around the city, for exercise, in the same time frame. This was unheard of at the time. Henry was also into raw food. If you doubt me, consider he built his
Hi, Elsa, Is there a chart signature for ADHD? I’m thinking of my 2-year-old grandson who is a VERY busy body! Is it just “boys will be boys”? The age? Or something else? Grandma Hi, Grandma. I don’t think you can diagnose ADHD or any other disabling condition by looking at a natal chart. There are
Dear Elsa, In a natal chart, are there any particular alignments that indicate a disposition toward mental illness? Or is it more of an energy thing – all depends in how it manifests in that individual? Or both? Curious Hi, Curious. I believe that energy is neutral until directed so I don’t think mental illness
I was beyond disturbed watching “mental illness” as it was portrayed in the movie, Black Swan. I realize it’s just a movie but it’s a popular one and I wonder if may change people’s attitudes about mental illness.
