Walking and Mental Health – TIME magazine
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Elyn Saks (The Fight against Stigma of Mental Disorder)
Elyn Saks ( The Fight against Stigma of Mental Disorder )
Ted Talk by Elyn Saks, Professor of Law from USA. She is sharing about her struggles and victories in her journey as someone who has mental disorder called Schizophrenia.
People who suffer from mental disorder deserve respect and dignity. Let us continue the fight against discrimination and stigma towards those who are suffering from any type of mental disorder.
Among the common mental disorder includes Anxiety disorder , Depressive disorder , suicidality , Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia.
“Any other organ in my body can get broken and there’s no shame, no stigma to it. My liver stops working, my heart stops working, my lungs stop working. There’s no shame when any other organ in your body fails, so why do we feel shame if our brain is broken?”
Quote by Rick Warren ( His son died from suicide due to mental disorder )
Principle of Pleasures : Part 2
Principle : All pleasures is bought with the price of pain.
We pay the price either before we enjoy it or after we enjoyed the pleasure.
For good healthy pleasures, we pay the price before we enjoy it. The price of self discipline and self control. And a strong will to focus on what truly matters. Later, we are able to enjoy true peace in our minds and our hearts. Some could find peaceful solitude. Others may enjoy true happiness with people who matters in their life.
As for false pleasure, we enjoy the pleasures first and later ask ourselves “ What have I done?”. We pay the price of pain later. The price of painful regrets.
Excerpt from seminar by Dr. Ravi Zacharias
Rules for pleasure
Rules for pleasure
Let’s assume that I need to put up a few nights in a hotel within a city, away from my home, to attend a conference. I may wish to explore the city and have a little drink. I may even feel tempted to visit the red-light district with a few friends.
During these period, I need to be mindful of my boundaries/limits. I need to know that certain activities may be pleasurable but it may hurts the feelings of my spouse.
Well, there are indeed guiding principles on experiencing pleasures in life.
F.W. Boreham described three rules for experiencing pleasures.
1) Whatever that refreshes us but does not compromise our final goal/purpose in life is a legitimate pleasure.
2) Any pleasure that jeopardize the sacred rights of another person is an illegitimate pleasure.
3) Experience pleasures in moderate amounts and do not indulge.
Rule No. 1 :
Simple pleasures which help us to relax and gives us joy are legitimate needs. However, it should not compromise our value system or lead us away from our desired purpose in life.
So what’s the catch here? We need to discover “What is our final goal or purpose in life?”
Rule No. 2 :
We need to experience pleasures within the boundaries of mutual respect and observing the dignity of our loved ones as well as our fellow human beings.
Rule No. 3 :
We need to enjoy pleasures in reasonable and moderate degree and amount to avoid indulgence or addiction.
Pleasures without conscience are illegitimate pleasures
Mahatma Gandhi
Talk on Depression and Suicide in Penang, Malaysia
I will be giving a talk on “ Understanding Depressive illness and Suicide “ in Penang, Malaysia.
One of the guest speaker will be Mdm Irene Tan who has written a book entitled “ My Battle with Depression”.
