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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2018 11:20:03 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2018 15:04:11 GMT
"Sometimes, a person can have a combination of symptoms that require treatment for medical or psychiatric conditions -- and also need support for a spiritual emergence that may be taking place. Boisen is an example of someone who had a psychiatric condition that became the impetus for spiritual growth.
Swedenborg wrote a lot on the process of "regeneration" -- or spiritual growth -- where there can be many stages and types of experiences. He might say today that some things considered "psychosis" or illness are actually ways in which one is experiencing regeneration. But, then, Swedenborg preferred "both/and" to "either/or." So he would probably say that many experiences could be BOTH part of a spiritual awakening AND a psychiatric or medical condition"
Regeneration or psychosis, Swedenborgian Community
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Post by Admin on Jul 17, 2018 21:22:54 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 16, 2019 18:16:54 GMT
Biological Medicinal Psychiatric Worldview versus Spiritual Reality 16. FEBRUARY 2019 From a medicinal biological psychiatric perspective, love, hate, sadness or any other intense feeling, perception or thought is too much or not enough of any hormones or neurotransmitters, especially altered states of consciousness, thus an imbalance and thus a psychotic illness! Because you can suffer from all the above mentioned somehow! But if you look at it from a spiritual reality point of view, they are just human experiences of altered states of consciousness, that a lot of people already went through and are realized somehow, and that need to be explored, analyzed and compared to already known and explored altered states of consciousness, such as shamans, witches, healers, yogis, sadhus, gurus, sacred scriptures viewpoints etc. altered states of consciousness, and then implemented in a wholesome positive way into your reality. cosmicpurple.blog/2019/02/16/biological-medicinal-psychiatric-worldview-versus-spiritual-reality/
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Post by Admin on Apr 8, 2019 14:20:09 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2019 12:40:18 GMT
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Post by Admin on May 10, 2019 18:25:05 GMT
Spiritual Issues Within Treatment for Psychosis and Bipolar Explore Spiritual and Existential Meaning That Can Be Found in "Madness," and Pathways to Healing www.udemy.com/spiritual-issues-psychosis-and-bipolar/?couponCode=5-22-19NONPRORequirements No prerequisites Description Mental breakdown, in the form of “bipolar” or “psychotic” episodes, may often be experienced as having aspects of “breakthrough.” Even amidst severe distress and disruption, attempts at deep healing may be detected. Many avoid discussing this for fear of “romanticizing” disturbed states, but such reluctance can lead to “awfulizing” experiences instead and can impair engagement in treatment and reduce its effectiveness. Research suggests that in the US, approximately 25-39% of people diagnosed with schizophrenia and 15-22% of those diagnosed with mania/bipolar disorder have beliefs that mental health professionals call "religious delusions." But when people are told that their experiences and beliefs have no value and are simply due to an illness, they tend to either fight back and defend their perspectives in a rigid way, or they shift to attempting complete suppression of what they now see as their “sick” perspectives and experience. Unfortunately, neither of these two reactions have been found likely to lead to lead to recovery. If reality, and our brains, were simple, then simplistic approaches to mental health would probably succeed more frequently. This course is designed for people who are open to considering more complex possibilities. What if it’s often not possible to clearly distinguish dangerous and unhelpful states of mind from states that may be spiritually significant and helpful, or part of an attempt to heal from past traumas? Is there a way to approach these questions in a less black and white way, helping people to find their own answers, and/or ways of living with questions that don’t seem to have answers? Might that work better than trying to impose dominant cultural viewpoints and ways of being organized, which themselves may be flawed? Whatever your spiritual perspective may be, or even if you see yourself as definitely non-spiritual, you can learn to acknowledge that there are deep questions about human existence that are often seen as spiritual, and to recognize the ways mental and emotional crisis often involves confusion around these questions. Then, with that awareness in mind, you can learn how to support people to possibly find their own way to shift from distress and confusion to deep healing and integration. The course will take 6 hours to complete. 6 hours of continuing education credit is available for psychologists and nurses in the US, and also for social workers, licensed professional counselors and marriage and family therapists in many states in the US. (See the “What am I going to get from taking this course" section for details on CE credit.) Ron Unger LCSW and Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) seek to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to: Ron Unger, 4ronunger@gmail.com Grievances will receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems. Who this course is for: This course will primarily be of interest to mental health workers of various professions who work with people who have the kind of issues typically labeled as psychotic or bipolar disorders. This course may also be of interest to people with lived experience of difficult mental states, and to family members and others who would like to better understand how spiritual issues intersect with mental health problems as well as better ways to talk about the issues that arise at that intersection
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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2019 17:15:47 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2020 18:51:37 GMT
Healing the Split Integrating Spirit Into Our Understanding of the Mentally Ill, Revised EditionJohn E. Nelson - Author www.sunypress.edu/p-1873-healing-the-split.aspxThe links between madness, creative genius, and spiritual experiences have tantalized philosophers and scientists for centuries. In Healing the Split, John Nelson brings the lofty ideas of transpersonal psychology down to earth so they can be applied in a practical way to explain the bizarre effects of insanity on the human mind. Drawing on a vast knowledge of Eastern philosophy and mainstream neuropsychiatry, he heals the split between orthodox and alternative views with a comprehensive approach that goes beyond both. Starting where R. D. Laing and Thomas Szasz left off, Nelson revises and expands their radical views in light of modern brain science. He then turns to ancient tantric yoga for a synthesis that weaves brain, psyche, and spirit into a compelling new conception of mental illness. For professionals who seek to meet the needs of their patients more creatively, this book offers a unique synthesis. For people in emotional crisis, it clarifies the distinctions among intractable psychosis, temporary breakdowns in the service of healing (spiritual emergencies), and psychic breakthroughs (spiritual emergence). And for anyone interested in the seemingly inexplicable workings of the human mind gone mad, this fascinating exploration of psychotic states of consciousness will be exciting reading. "John Nelson has written an important and compelling book. He provides us with a thorough, well-referenced review of contemporary theories of psychotic illness, including a broad sweep of how conventional psychiatry views the psychoses." -- The Association for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter "Nelson's level of expertise with both the Western medical model and the Hindu chakra system is quite exceptional and perhaps unique among transpersonal theorists. Healing the Split would make an ideal textbook for a transpersonal psychology course." -- The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology John E. Nelson, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He has worked with psychiatric patients since 1969 and has long been a student of transpersonal psychology and Eastern philosophy.
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Post by flyingcarpet46 on Dec 6, 2021 10:45:30 GMT
Differential Diagnosis of spiritual crisis and psychotic episode.
I can relate to this. But in my experience a mysical experience which is unexpected/unprepared can morph into a delusional psychotic state as a outcome of both the intense effect of the mystical experience and an effort to explain its occurrence and meaning.
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Post by flyingcarpet46 on Dec 6, 2021 11:55:44 GMT
And the joint experiencs, the mystical and the psychotic, can leave us with characteristics which would certainly suggest that we are'not well'/dysfunctional but in all likelihood we could also have been given powerful neuropleptics bringing their own unwanted effects eg double/disorted vision, reduced concentration,...Acknowledged side effects of some commonly used psychiatric medications are still generally seen as 'part of the illness' eg Camera crew in a documentary panning in on someones shaking hands. (I note you have a section on media ).
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Post by Admin on Jul 10, 2022 18:36:46 GMT
The pursuit of “wisdom” may also be possessed by a “divine madness”. Socrates said divine madness is as a gift of the gods which provides us with some of the best things we have. Plato says "And of madness there were two kinds; one produced by human infirmity, the other was a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention."
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Post by Admin on Jul 28, 2023 10:31:02 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 6, 2024 12:09:33 GMT
Lev-Wiesel & Witzutum, 2014). Serious mental illness such as schizophrenia should not be taken lightly, however, it should be taken into consideration, that the current mode of treatment being provided to persons suffering from psychosis, is incomplete. Treating these disorders solely on the basis of biology and with the use of antipsychotics disregards the role of culture and the social context where these symptoms arise. Rather than viewing spirituality as a hindrance to science, it should be viewed as a means to an end. Incorporating the belief system of the patient, regardless of how bizarre, not only lowers the patient’s defenses against the clinician but may also provide a fecund environment for healing.
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