Are we all “Mad” or are we simply human coping with life’s little or big issues? I don’t think there is a person on this planet that doesn’t respond to little things like distractions, or major things like death of a loved one (for me that includes crying when I lose a precious animal); kids in school getting stressed about tests, etc. There are so many issues today but when I think back to when I was a kid – the very same issues existed and no one was labeled (or very few) and put on drugs.

Could the issues be tied partially to the fact that very few of us know our neighbors? Used to be we could visit our neighbors that lived 1/2 mile or more away. Do we know the neighbors who live on either side of us – even though today – many of us can put our hands out the window and say: “May I borrow a cup of sugar?”

It really is okay to cry – it’s the opposite of laughter – and, is a cleansing which truly helps in relieving pain. It’s also okay not to like everyone. And, let’s face it…there are definitely parts of school that are NOT interesting. I learned more about socializing and making friends out on the playground and used to get my share of Vitamin D (another “major” health issue). How many kids in today’s school curriculm even have a recess outside anymore? It used to be a child’s individuality was praised, but now schools are squashing their creativity or natural gifts and replacing them with ‘score cards’ or ‘labels’.

There are many drugs being prescribed today that are dangerous to the chemicals in our brains. I believe that much of what is going in the mouth today is what is causing many of the physical/emotional health issues. Drugs are not the answer for the majority.

As a free public service, CCHR has produced The Side Effects of Common Psychiatric Drugs available as a free, downloadable report.

PS. It’s a scary world we live in today but it is possible to make it less so by being aware of what’s really happening and taking steps to live a life of joy.  If the simple and free Brain Yoga (which takes as little as three minutes a day) can help people with autism and aspergers, what else is out there that is natural to benefit us?