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Why mental health systems ignore cyclical nature of emotional wellbeing

My depression comes and goes like weather but my insurance treats it like a problem to solve once and be done with forever.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healthcare models impose linear recovery expectations on conditions that naturally ebb and flow.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”

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