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What does it mean to be a "health individual"? If it means being completely invulnerable to any decline in health, then you're 100% correct. But only the immort
by rented_mule 2y ago
What does it mean to be a "health individual"? If it means being completely invulnerable to any decline in health, then you're 100% correct. But only the immortal fit that description.
Soldiers going into battle are among the most physically healthy individuals on earth. And the military would tell us that they are in good mental health or they wouldn't give them control of weapons. Far too many come out of the experience with extreme mental health challenges, even if they remain physically healthy.
It's easy to imagine that one path to depression is a spiral where challenging circumstances lead to slightly weaker mental health, which increases vulnerability to challenging circumstances, repeat. It's especially easy for me to imagine because I ran down that spiral before, and for decades after, my depression set in. Part of the immense difficulty of recovery for me is the painful crawl back up that spiral, processing the old challenges as I go, all under the guidance of a trained professional.