Periagoge
Scenario

When mental illness and spiritual gifts become conflated

I feel called to become a healer but I have bipolar disorder and everyone says I am just having delusions during my manic episodes

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pathologizing of transcendent experiences obscures genuine spiritual capacity beneath psychiatric categories

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African healing traditions for mental distress?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.