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Why spiritual responses to mental health crises can increase isolation

I told my contemplative community about my suicidal thoughts and they scheduled an intervention to help me see that suffering is just attachment and I felt more alone than before I shared.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The reduction of complex psychological suffering to spiritual concepts is bypassing the need for human care.

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