Podcast: Is Mental Illness a Made up Disorder?

In this episode, our hosts discuss whether or not mental illness is a real disorder or if it’s just something that medical and pharmaceutical companies made up to make a profit.  SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW “Instead of taking my psychiatric medications this morning, should I have just gone to yoga?” – Michelle Hammer Highlights from ‘Mental Illness Made Up’ Episode [2:00] Is mental illness real? [4:00] Yoga doesn’t cure all mental illnesses, just like it wouldn’t cure cancer. [16:00] Dealing with people who think mental illness is not real. [19:30] Eating disorders are such a stigmatized mental illness. [20:00] Cigarettes used to be a health food (true story!). [27:00] You can still live a great life with a mental illness. Computer Generated Transcript for ‘Mental Illness Made Up’ Show Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript has been computer generated and therefore may contain inaccuracies and grammar errors. Thank you. Announcer: For reasons that utterly escape everyone involved, you’re listening to A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. Here are your hosts, Gabe Howard and Michelle Hammer. Gabe: Welcome, everybody, to this week’s episode of A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. My name is Gabe and I live with bipolar disorder. Michelle: Hi, I’m Michelle and I’m schizophrenic and I am so ready for this podcast right now. Gabe, are you so excited right now? Gabe: I am so jazzed We finally del...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Brain and Behavior Disorders General Source Type: blogs