Feelings as Diagnostics

Today, as I was sitting in my office chair minding my own business, when my ears were suddenly bombarded by an unbelievable series of sounds, gargles, blurbs, and blamps. I was overhearing a conversation between a doctor—a psychiatrist —and his patient. Don’t worry, reader, I won’t be guilty of a HIPPA violation today, but, nevertheless.

The psychiatrist was recommending—strongly—that this person begin to take Abilify, which is an atypical antipsychotic medication. This medications is typically used to treat various mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. However, the client was very insistent that she did not have a “mental health” diagnosis, and could not understand the persistent push for her to be on this medicine.

The next statement made me make a face that looked similar to how I did when I saw my first child born or how it looks when I see the grand finale at a firework show on the 4^th of July: jaw-dropped, dumbfounded, and slightly cocked to the left.

The psychiatrist said “well, I just feel that you have a mental health disorder that could benefit from these drugs. The other doctors alsofeel that you suffer from a mental health disorder.”

Now, this might not yet be as shocking to you as it was to me, so let me assist. A little earlier in the conversation when she was still denying the medication, the psychiatrist asked, “if you had a heart problem, would you take medication?” She answered, “yes” and he replied, "well, then, you should be willing to take this medication now.”

Here’s the problem, no doctor worth his salt will come to the patient room and say, “I think you should take this medicine because I feel you may have a heart problem.” No, he will come back to the room and say, “so, we ran some tests from the blood sample we obtained, and after seeing the results of the EKG, we have concluded that, based upon those results, you have a heart problem.” Notice the difference? The “feelings” are no where to be found, because when it comes to medical diagnosis feelings are irrelevant.

I don’t care how you feel, I want to know the objective facts. I’m not going to stake my health on your subjective observations and feelings. This is one of the major problems with secular psychology, mental health practices, and disorders: they are almost entirely based upon feeling and observation of behavior. No science. No objectivity. Just the doctor’s tingly feeling that something is the matter.

This is how all mental health diagnosis are, and this is because while the brain is immensely complicated, it is also the organ that interacts directly with the soul. However, these materialist doctors know nothing of the soul, because, well, they’re materialists.

So, the next time you’re in with your doctor listen closely for the language being used. Is it subjective or objective? Is it based upon facts or feelings? Your bodily health depends upon it.