Anxiety and Depression

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Mental illness is only based on a thought process which is within our control, right? I understand that. But for something like skits aphrinia, or by polar these ones that are on the very extreme ends, in my opinion, i feel like that's a harder pill to swallow. Id looks like w people would not do crazy things unless something was really diseased about their brains. Consider this, how many people believe there's a god, there's thing? Its like 80, soven % in this country. What proof is there that there is such an entity a being? Sure there isn't any, but we accept tat and we don't consider that an extreme

Dr. Ruby earned his Ph.D. in 1995 at Florida State University. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years of military service as a criminal, counterintelligence, and counterespionage special agent and investigative psychologist in many capacities across the globe. Following his military career, Dr. Ruby has been a psychologist and coach in private practice.

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Why does Dr. Ruby believe calling mental illness an 'illness' is a problem?
What advice does Dr. Ruby give those who are dealing with depression and anxiety?

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