Mental Health Secrets
There are mental health secrets that everyone should know,
including how to prevent misdiagnosing. Since money is, the
issue and insurance companies play a role in treatment a patient
will often receive a series of diagnoses that conform to the
standards laid out in health care coverage.
This is only one area of problems in mental health. The DMS
guide copyrighted by APA, who brilliantly stated that the manual
was a guide to mental health, instead of claiming that the book
was factual is another area of concern. Therapists often base
their diagnoses on the codes listed in this manual. If the
symptoms match the patients then this is what the patient gets.
Another area of problem is when a patient receives a diagnose he
or she is 'labeled,' which brings forth additional problems.
Another area may sound ludicrous since we have so-called
professionals in the field, but just like individuals in the
world that are caught in a practice of interest for a short time
and twisted with an exaggerated zeal, (craze-fad), professionals
when they find a diagnose of interest that are overzealous
burning their wheels to produce more material on the subject.
Ever heard the saying, beating words down?
Well, professionals in mental health will often beat down
diagnoses. While one of the issues in mental health revolves
around labeling, I have to disagree, since I feel the real
problem stands between acceptances. If a person has a disorder,
disease of the mind, or a chemical imbalance, then accepting is
the first step in recovery.
Some of the most helped people in the world attend alcoholic
classes and the first thing they recognize is the problem, which
allows them to move forward. There is not a person in his or her
right frame of mind wants to understand that they have a series
of symptoms and no reason behind it.
It is ok to say I am a paranoid schizophrenia working toward
recovery. It is not ok to say I am a misfit in society and
cannot understand why I was chosen for torture. As you can see,
we have a bunch of professionals contributing to the problem,
since they are thinking they know what is best for the patients.
Anyone that is suffering knows more than any professional does,
since they are the ones living through the problems.
The patients can tell you better than any counselor with a piece
of paper and no experience what they survive. Another area of
problem is many professionals are from different countries and
they understand diagnoses one way or in another term, while the
American Psychiatrist Society relates in other terms.
Professionals also believe that patients will avoid the issues,
and/or bury the real problems beneath. This is not always true,
since the patient is there in the first place asking help to
understand his or her disability.
If they knew the answers, they would not be there in the first
place. For example, Nikki goes to counseling explaining her many
symptoms, as well as talks about the people around her that are
contributing to the problem. She is trying to control her
behavior but others are making it difficult since they center
her out, bringing forth the issues of her disability every
single day. First, we can see that others are a problem, since
many people will center out individuals flaws first, before
complimenting.
Therefore, that problem can be resolved if we teach Nikki how to
handles other people around her. The next issue is the symptoms.
What symptoms do you have Nikki? Nikki says I am having night
sweats, nightmares, flashbacks, impulsive outbursts, and so on.
Well, why do you think this is happening Nikki? I do not know
why it is happening.
First, Nikki is illustrating symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder, so it is apparent that she is a trauma patient.
Therefore, Nikki is certain she was victimized, but uncertain of
the emotions, feelings, and thought process she is enduring. Now
Nikki may or may not be able to tell you the entire event that
brought forth this disorder, but Nikki can tell you the
surroundings of the event.
This means the counselor needs to invoke talk therapy to find
out the underlying source of her suffering. Does Nikki blame
herself for the violence against her, or the violence she
witnessed? Probably so, since she is in a battle of
understanding the mind at a greater level than the so-called
normal minds and Nikki will battle to find the source within
that is haunting her dear soul and mind. The mind is a tricky
thing, and to understand it, you must address it.