I do not believe in psychology

Did I get your attention? Yes, it's true. I do not subscribe to what we currently utilize as psychology. This post is supplemental to my newest episode of the podcast, so that I can better outline why I believe as I do.

I see a therapist 1-2xs a month. How can I not take psychology seriously, but still go to therapy? It's because I utilize it in a healthy manner. I am biased, but I have the "unicorn" of practitioners. She doesn't act as if she knows me better than I know myself, nor does she assign any type of ludicrous thinking in order to help me. I attend because I feel safe in her office and trust her enough to let my guard down. I do not go for eating disorders. I don't go for answers. I go so that she can put a much needed mirror in front of my face and aid me in seeing my successes and shortcomings from an outside standpoint. I think using therapy in this way is very helpful. Okay, onto my beef with psychology as a whole.

Psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis is a philosophy. It is not based in scientific fact, nor put through any of the measures of the scientific method. That, in itself proves that the mental health industry is not as solid as it claims to be.

Did you know that prior to the invention of psychology, mental illness was deemed to be spiritual warfare? Examples from the Bible further this claim. God's Word tells us what a demonically possessed person is like. It also describes with much accuracy, those who are heavily oppressed by demons. Do you know what it describes? That's right, what we refer to today as........ mental illness! Depression, anxiety, and OCD are all right there in the good book, and attributes these things to spiritual attack, not mental illness. Chronic liars, manipulators, tormented minds, and other traits are described as behaviours displayed by those who work for their father: the father of lies, a.k.a. satan himself.

Modern psychology, in my opinion (I am NOT a therapist), is an intellectual means to explain away spiritual illness and replace it with mental defects. The problem is, any defect will have a trail. Hormone disruption, or misfiring synapsis from brain injury are the only testing medical personnel can perform in order to tangibly diagnose character traits and thinking. They eliminate God from the equation. Big mistake.

Extensive research led me to my conclusions. The information I gathered on the "Fathers of Modern Psychology" enforced my viewpoint that originated from my personal experiences with all but one mental health provider. Here is what I learned:

• Sigmund Freud: Born Jewish, chosen Atheist. He thought religion was neurosis and a crutch, though admitting that those with a faith base proved mentally healthier than those without. He "discovered" the Oedipus Complex where he states babies are sexually attracted to the parent of the opposite gender and harbors hostility towards the same gendered parent. (Gross) His dad was married three times (in the 1800s) and moved away from his Jewish beliefs. Sigmund was the oldest of 8 kids. He lived in exile until his death after leaving his home during Nazi power.

• Carl Jung: Born Christian, chosen Atheist. He created "archetypes" after admitting that as a child, he watched his mother be tormented by spirits. He also claimed that he also had two personalities, made up his own language, and states that people need to claim their dark side (shadow-self), parallelled to Taoism, which was taken from his interest in Eastern philosophy. He aided in the contruction of AA which eliminates God and was written through means of automatic writing (occult practices).

• William James: Born rich, chosen Atheist/Mystic. He was a philosopher and suffered many illnesses including depression and suicidal tendencies. His buddies were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, Carl Jung, and Sigmund Freud. He started a school in philosophy.

• Ivan Pavlov: Born Christian, chosen Atheist. He was a biologist and learned human behavioral modification techniques by testing on dogs. He examined digestion and nervous system function as a means to study behavior.

• Alfred Adler: Born Jewish, chosen Atheist. He was a socialist who worked in areas of birth order studies. He coined the term "inferiority complex" and believed that what drove people was their sense of acceptance and belonging. He was wickedly jealous of his brother and was a sickly child. He was afraid of death. Starting as an eye doctor, he decided to switch to psychology. He was friends with Sigmund Freud among others in his area of study.

If you dive into studying the backgrounds of these thinkers, you will find that most, if not all, lack a faith base, and merely guess of what exactly makes humans tick. With exception of Ivan, none of these "fathers" did any measure of true scientific studies that were objective in nature.

These psychologists led some pretty broken lives and would be deemed mentally ill by their own standards. We are basing our entire mental health industry on the ideas of mentally ill men looking for answers to their own issues.

Do I think their work is interesting? Absolutely! Do I think we should depend on their philosophies to make determination on sanity and health? Nope. I will stick to the Bible for that!

Please go to the matching podcast episode to explore more of my personal take. As always, think for yourself! This is just my opinion based on my personal experiences......much like the theories of the men mentioned above. Be blessed!