It’s not at all clear
how much was “genetic” mentally ill . . .
and how much was willful escaping into/diving into
demonic sourced, influenced stuff.
I, of course, have not had the kid in my counseling room nor have I given him a battery of tests . . .
but from what I’ve read of his blogging . . .
I do not think that schizophrenia etc. would be a sufficient explanation for the kid’s beliefs and behaviors.
Oh, sure, there’s plenty of evidence that 100’s of mental health professionals could list items from the DSM IV to “prove” this or that diagnosis; primary diagnosis and whatever secondary diagnosis/ses.
Doesn’t mean it’s an accurate and comprehensive description of true reality.
For one, MOST such mental health professionals are ignorant of spiritual issues AND HOSTILE TO THEM. Most do not even remotely consider that there is a reality to the demonic realm. imho, that’s dumb and blind. Being dumb and blind they are THEN going to give me a comprehensive analysis on the true reality? I don’t think so. I’ve never observed that to be wise or accurate.
IF he had managed to get his spiritual life and relationship life balanced out, would he still have been “schizophrenic?”
I don’t think so.
But I think it would have taken an isolated CLOSED COMMUNITY of VERY LOVING, DURABLE, DISCERNING, ANOINTED, HEALTHY, BALANCED, SPIRITUALLY POWERFUL folks to get him balanced out from all the “horrors” of his childhood—whether real or imagined or more likely both.
Folks would rather have put him in a different closed community—a mental hospital—drugged him out and warehoused him on insurance as long as possible. I wouldn’t call that progress at all.
Of course, such a community would have been perceived as very cultish by him . . . so there’s lots of CATCH-22’s in this kid’s life and his responses thereto.
The kid seems EVIDENTLY, reportedly from his blogging—however big a percentage was however true—understandably rebelled against some level, evidently of emotional and/or physical/sexual abuse. And, the hypocrisies common to flawed humans in the Christian reference groups offered him nothing convincing—whether because of his anger, outrage, rebellion, demonization and/or their degree of flawed ineptness or lack of persistence in trying to reach him.
Understandable on all sides.
Still, on summary, I believe the kid’s choices were major contributing factors to his level of ‘craziness.’ I do not see him PRIMARILY as a genetic robot to a disease.
I’m not impressed Q. Talk normal, will ya?
Regarding counselors and mental health professionals being ignorant and even hostile to the spiritual element of suffering... So incredibly true!!! Most people in this field that I have run into are decidedly either agnostic or atheist, and understanding someone who has had faith since they were a small child is very hard for them. They tend to label any and all feelings of spirituality as “religiosity” which does NOT help... I thank the L-rd that even though my current doctors are decidedly liberal they are NOT the type that have ever tried to shake my faith in G-d. (I think perhaps they agree with a lot of the things I’ve mentioned, at least privately.) Without the L-rd in my life, there is no doubt in my mind I would not be sitting here typing this post... And, I think they realize this as well...