“I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person.”
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The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control?
We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What's wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up?
In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient.
We're an air bag society that wants guarantees on everything that we buy. We want to be able to take everything back and get another one. We want a 401-k plan and Social Security.
