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When mental health symptoms are misinterpreted as spiritual growth

My OCD rituals look like religious practices to my family and they think I am becoming more devout when actually I am suffering

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compulsive behaviors are being celebrated rather than recognized as signs of internal distress.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health across cultures — stigma and access?”

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