Chris: I appreciate you going through that, cause i want to be really clear. One of the things i've struggled with as ok, we're just calling it an illness. What's the problem? What wuld we want to know? But i've finally, and the listeners might be thank you, chris, but i finally got there. And why just even the word, but it's much more than that matters. Let me ask you something you mention earlier. As you mentioned things like parkinson's and alsheimer's, those you would, i'm assuming you would consider a disease, a physical disease, an illness. Yes. Interestingly, though, they are
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.
We discuss:
- 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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