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Mindfulness and lack of compassion

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    #32
    Widdershins
    Registered Users Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »
    Any commercialisation of mindfulness is a corruption. It completely misses the point of it.

    GP's are essentially under qualified to diagnose and prescribe mental health medication (in my opinion). Anybody that presents to a GP with a mental health difficulty should be immediately referred on to a team of psychologists and psychiatrists. With 10% of the Irish population on anti depressants we should really be doing so much more in this area.

    Most research conclusively shows that talking therapies such as CBT is as effective, if not more effective than taking medication. Especially over the long term. I can give a lot of solid sources for this information.

    I'd have no issue with having 10% of our population permanently medicated if there were zero side effects. But impotence, weight gain and increased suicide risks are not trivial in the least. (especially when you are dealing with an already 'vulnerable' group)

    Mindfulness fits in very well with a holistic approach to anybody that wants to improve their mental well being. In conjunction with a psychologist and psychiatrist people can become better more quickly and comprehensively.
    Throw in a nutritionists, occupational therapists, addiction councilors, therapy groups, life coaches, all working in tandem as part of the same team; I think a lot of people could really improve their mental health.


    Well, GPs do have to refer for counselling before they can prescribe any medication for a mental illness. As I understand it.


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    #33
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭nthclare


    Mindfulness is ok when it's needed and people become more self aware.

    For some it's addictive, especially people who have addictive personalities exe alcoholics and drug addicts.

    I knew one poor misfortune who started off light, listening to Louise L Hay Anthony de Mellow etc

    Someone lately told me he's now a strident Christian and is getting quite into the puritan version of the church of England.

    So he went from being an alcoholic in recovery threading the world lightly, now he's born again and a right right winger...

    Why can't they all think like Renton at the end of trainspotting :)


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