Not sure what you are disagreeing with about.
Unfortunately mental illness is not something many know how to talk about or even admit.
Some feel it is shameful, others that it is scary that we can be out of control of ourselves to the
extent our feelings are in control. They say 25% of everyone will suffer some episodes of instability.
So the reality is out of 4 people here, one has suffered deeply from this.
Speaking of mental illness, I will post an intro. to a 100+ page study from a guy who quit working on his Masters in psychology. He went on to several seminaries where he focused on biblical languages and completed degrees in other fields.
We live in the most ego-enlarged, self-indulged, navel-examined society since the days of Babylon. Millions of people believe psychology holds the secret to happiness, but in reality, the psychological way of dealing with life's problems is merely arrogant preoccupation with one's self.
"Psychology by no means holds the secret of human affairs, simply because this secret is not of a psychological order." (G. Politzer)
It is of a spiritual order.
Do we need greater contact with our 'inner self' or do we need greater contact with God? As "old" values based on the Bible are discarded, and the behavioral "sciences" are called upon to ease the pain of daily living, what happens to the 'frame of reference' and the 'norms and standards' in our souls?
Confusion, that is what happens. This emphasis on having faith in one's self ends up reducing God to a useful servant in our quest for personal goals. This hardly leads to a state of happiness, but it is nevertheless being packaged and sold as such.
Parkinson's Law states that "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Similarly, "anxiety expands so as to fill the mental space available for its contemplation." This can be stated in a different way: "mental health disorders arise out of spiritual emptiness."
"People are complicated, not because they are disordered, but because life is hard and painful." (M. Parloff)
So rather than consulting psychologists and counselors about our problems, we would do well to head to the nearest mirror and spend a moment or two. For if the pain of facing our personal issues is not dealt with in a short period of time, some form of personality disorder is likely to develop. Personality disorders are a major source of weakness in our soul and are a form of warning that we are about to go over the edge - a clear warning to the believer to wake up, to Repent- confess our sins (privately to God), and to immerse ourselves in Bible doctrine. Many Christians have ignored this spiritual prescription, and have found a home on the psychiatrist's couch and in mental hospitals.
Here is a another quote, from Pastor Ralph Braun at an Austin,Texas Church from years ago;
“Every time you change your priorities, you change your personality. Bible doctrine must become the number one priority in your life. When it is, you will gradually understand the mind of Christ, and be transformed into His image. When you are in fellowship, you will have one personality; when you are out of fellowship, you will have another. That’s part of experiential(learning by doing) sanctification.”
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