Tag: Mental Health
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The Structure of Madness
Madness is the belief in what is not. The common image of the madman who is Napoleon is crude, but correct: he affirms nothingness. Pursue this logic, and all are mad. We are mad in our faith that will originates action, that “if” governs “then.” This is humanity’s primordial error. The Faith in Contingency This…
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Mind & Heart – 5: A New Understanding of Mental Health: Thought, Science, and Spirituality in Dialogue
The Crisis of Mental Health as a Crisis of Thought The crisis of mental health in the modern world is more than a medical or psychological issue—it is a crisis of thought, a failure to recognize the eternal structure of Being. Rising rates of anxiety, depression, and despair reflect not only individual struggles but a…
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Mind & Heart – 4: Love, Relationships, and the Crisis of Connection
The Breakdown of Community and Mental Well-Being Mental health is inseparable from relationships and community. Feelings of isolation, loss, and alienation often lie at the heart of psychological suffering. In recent decades, the erosion of traditional social structures—families, close-knit communities, and shared values—has left many feeling unmoored in an increasingly fragmented world. This weakening of…
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Mind & Heart – 3: The Necessity of Being and the Healing of the Self
The Self in the Midst of Contingency The prevailing sense of uncertainty and fragmentation in human existence stems from the deeply ingrained belief that the self is a contingent occurrence—an ephemeral construct emerging from material conditions, social influences, or fleeting experiences. Within this framework, identity appears fragile, defined by the shifting landscape of time, external…
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Mind & Heart – 2: The Mental Prison of Time and Change
The Unfolding of Temporal Illusion The sense of loss, anxiety, and regret that pervades human experience is deeply tied to the prevailing belief in the passage of time. Modern thought conceives the self as a transient entity, emerging and disappearing within a flow of moments, each slipping into nothingness. This assumption not only shapes personal…
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Mind & Heart – 1: The Existential Crisis and the Collapse of Meaning
The Necessity of Nihilism’s Appearance The contemporary crisis in mental health is not merely a matter of personal struggles or biochemical imbalances. The rising prevalence of depression, anxiety, and despair coincides with the dissolution of once-dominant narratives of meaning. This is no accident but part of a necessary unfolding. The decline of religious, philosophical, and…
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Mind & Heart: An Introduction
The human experience unfolds at the meeting point of two fundamental dimensions: mind and heart. Though we often distinguish between the two, treating one as the realm of thought and the other as the realm of emotion, they are not separate realities but facets of a unified whole. Our thinking is not devoid of feeling,…
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Post 40 – Nihilism, Mental Health Struggles, and the Role of Technology
Nihilism and the Rise of Mental Health Struggles In recent decades, mental health struggles—including depression, suicide, and substance abuse—have surged at an alarming rate. This rise in psychological distress is not an isolated phenomenon but a symptom of the existential crisis unleashed by postmodern relativism and nihilism. When objective truth is denied and meaning is…
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Post 16 – Western Individualism: A Nihilistic Legacy
A striking feature of Western thought is not only its pervasive nihilism, rooted in the belief that everything emerges from and ultimately returns to nothing, but also its deeply entrenched individualism. The relationship between individualism and nihilism is profound, with the former often serving as a symptom of the latter. But does individualism itself directly…
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