Is Mental Illness a Myth?

The Overthinkers

Does mental illness not exist like some people suggest? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss why some people think mental illness is a myth and how to best love people in your life who struggle with mental health problems.

Links to resources for further overthinking:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mental%20illness(definition)

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2019/05/mental-health-survey

https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-macarthur-criticized-for-claiming-mental-illness-isnt-real.html (John McCarthur Story)

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness

(Percentage of people struggling with mental illness.)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409431/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310534/ (scuicide ideation remains same across religious and non, but not attempts)

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/1/8/political-ideology-religious-attendance-and-mental-illness (rates of mental illness between religious/non conservative/liberal)

https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/what-does-an-ocd-brain-look-like/ (OCD brain scans) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4615598/ (Vagus Nerve) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20374974 (can you cure mental illness) https://anthemofhope.org/ (Christian mental illness help)