Sometimes Life Just F*cking Sucks

To be honest with you, I don’t waste my time arguing with people about whether addiction is a disease or not, and I taught my clients to do the same when I was doing groups at the rehab. It’s pointless to get into arguments with people who don’t want to change their mind or don’t care about facts. I actually made a video recently about why you need to stop arguing with idiots on my YouTube channel.

This conversation also comes up around mental illness as a whole. People have this debate over whether depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and everything else is a disease. While science is different for each disorder, we need to understand that there are differences in the brain and the genetics of many people struggling with different disorders.

Again…why’s it such a big deal?

Why People Make it a Big Deal

There’s some fascinating research out there that I really want to dive into more about the stories we tell ourselves and how they affect our ability to overcome adversity. It’s been proven through various studies that people who believe their hopelessness are less likely to try.

I hate to say it, but I understand why people don’t like calling mental illness a disease or even a disorder.