"An individual who's developing must feel badly in different periods of time, must be tormented by sadness, depression, anxiety, inner and external conflicts. Without these experiences there's no development, there's no growth of self-awareness."(K. Dabrowski).
#WorldMentalHealth
#WorldMentalHealth
This humane and more authentic view of mental health -- not as an absence of symptoms but the capacity for development that includes so-called negative and "pathological" experiences -- was articulated by Kazimierz Dabrowski in his theory of #PositiveDisintegration.
To better understand Dabrowski's views on mental health and how they differ from its most commonly used definitions, see this: researchgate.net/publication/29…
And here is a look at the theory of #PositiveDisintegration and how it applies to the times in which we live and to the mental health challenges / opportunities they present for us: thirdfactor.org/the-journey-ba…
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