It's Brain Health NOT Mental Health: Chemistry, Clarity, And Flipping the Bird to Shame

This book is not rocket science nor is it intended to be medical advice in any form. It is my road map to sanity (a very elusive term). If you know me, you know that, if nothing else, I’m transparent. There are very few things in my ‘closet’ that I do not share.I am an intensely curious person. I am also stubborn and mule-headed. When I sensed that my sadness, hopelessness, and despair were not ‘mental health’ issues, but rather something else, I sought answers. In the beginning there were few precious. When my doctor prescribed medication for my oppressive sadness, I knew it wasn’t working on my ‘mental health’ but rather on my organic brain components, it fully ignited my determination to get to the bottom of it.Over the past 40 years I have worked, in my personal little world, to destigmatize ‘mental health’. I hate that so many people don’t seek health because they still equate mental health with crazy, unbalanced, or ‘mental’. I hate that we don’t give brain health equal press coverage (at the very least). I absolutely believe that if we called it ‘brain health’ rather than ‘mental health’, more people would seek help.This book seeks to shine a spotlight on just that issue – brain health vs mental health. That’s all. Are there errors in this book? I’m quite sure there are, but the basis is sound.I strongly urge anyone suffering from health inside their skull to seek out professionals. Go see the psychiatrist or therapist. Know that the difficulties are as much chemical as ‘mental’ – get your brain health in order first. Don’t feel shame – be loud and proud you are taking care of your own needs! Read more