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Dr. Chuck Ruby - Is Mental Illness a Myth?

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Is There a Chemical Balance in the Brain Causes Mental Illness?

Ocu: Science works by proposing theories based on evidence and then testing the theory. Oka, i think that's a great kind of foundation for that. So i want to then transition into, we keep harping on this idea that calling it an illness is the main problem. And my question is, why is such a problem? Well, because you take a non medical problem and subject it to the medical profession's tools. It would be like if i i didn't like the car i bought, so i go talk to my physician  and see if he can help me deal with my anx over the car that i bought and how much money i'm spending on it. But

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