It would please me greatly if we could get away from this idea of mental health and the mind-body problem. That problem is man-made and devastating. I blame Rene Descartes and religion. People want to believe that cognition is soul and not flesh which is considered filthy. Awful.
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You just helped me make a mental leap... I've written a few articles about the poor state of mental health care in this nation. You said: "People want to believe that cognition is soul and not flesh..." How did I not grasp that nuance before? It's the keystone.
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Replying to @MyndexResearch
I'm going to elbow you in the ribs with that mental leap comment because when you're done reading all that you'll realize that the word mental means nothing tangible. Mental refers to the mind which is a theory at best.

Apr 4, 2022 · 8:04 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
In my defense, "many" have complained about my dense use of scientifically accurate terminology in papers/articles. I am attempting to be diligent using "plain language" which is a principal reason I'm on Twitter. So, I could have said "cognitive expansion" but that's not PL..
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Well continuing to repeat what doesn't exist as we know it today does not help anyone if you're trying to get to a point where whole body medicine exist using the words mental and Minds in any reference that is antithetical to the goal. Neuroscience. Neurochemistry, neurobiology,
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