Love is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict.
Peter BregginI think that's a major reason. Instead of turning in their own lives to philosophy, religion, love, family life, or nature, they think of psychiatry; and today that means the "pill" as an ultimate answer. Also, if you have a desire for social control, "benevolent" control and "benevolent" authority, then again biological psychiatry offers a tremendous opportunity.
Peter BregginIn reality, psychiatric diagnosing is a kind of spiritual profiling that can destroy lives and frequently does.
Peter BregginOnly in psychiatry is the existence of physical disease determined by APA presidential proclamations, by committee decisions, and even, by a vote of the members of APA, not to mention the courts.
Peter Breggin