{"id":6793,"date":"2023-07-12T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:07:48","slug":"the-decison-pat-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/the-decison-pat-6\/","title":{"rendered":"The Decison part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recap: Michal and her father go to the Rov for advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michal told the Rav (Rabbi) what had happened. She pointed out again that the precise situation was unknown, that Elchanan\u2019s decline after the terrorist attack was a one-time incident that didn\u2019t reflect on his general situation, even according to the psychiatrist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abba\u2019s eyes conveyed great indecision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd what about the aspect of heredity?\u201d Michal asked the Rav.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis, too, can be checked nowadays,\u201d he replied. \u201cBut, again, the decision is yours alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michal already understood that everyone wanted to help her, but no one could choose in her place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to present another point for consideration,\u201d the Rav said before they left. \u201cThe absence of a recognized mental illness does not necessarily indicate the presence of mental health. That\u2019s a statement I have seen proven again and again in couples and individuals who come to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe, too, sent her to \u2018do her homework.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michal went home and \u201cdid her homework.\u201d Her first stop was Ezer Mizion. Her tears flowed as a caring professional listened to her story, one hand stroking the kallah\u2019s (bride’s) hand with motherly love. She had much to say and much helpful material to pass on to the distraught young bride.\u00a0 Michal read a lot of material on mental illnesses, particularly about depression and anxiety on various, assorted levels. She was in constant contact with Ezer Mizion every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She learned that mental illnesses are not very different from physical illnesses, except for the things that are very different about them\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also learned that, today, there is a range of treatments that help people deal with problematic mental states, and that people who are considered absolutely healthy in the public eye, and perhaps even more stable than others, are liable to be \u201cpill takers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spoke to a psychiatrist. \u201cYou need to understand one thing. People may undergo a trauma that will trigger an eruption of a psychiatric problem \u2013 depression, anxiety, and such. Some people need just one tiny match to set it off; others \u2013 need gallons of kerosene\u2026 But, in the end, there are many who slip. True, in cases of bigger, more serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and manic-depression, there is a higher chance of a similar brain structure, but the case we are discussing now doesn\u2019t look like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michal was a diligent student. She understood the meaning of what she was hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to continue doing your homework and to make an informed decision,\u201d said the doctor, looking into her eyes. \u201cI understand you. It\u2019s not simple at all, but you should know that mental illness is terrifying, as if we\u2019re talking about a leper. Even a visit to a psychologist is considered a deep, dark, secret. It shouldn\u2019t be like that. Times have changed. The world of pharmacology has advanced unrecognizably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDrug treatment can provide a complete solution and give the patient a healthy, excellent life, if he takes his medications regularly,\u201d the psychiatrist promised. \u201cAs for heredity, in the case that you are bringing to me, studies show that the fewer the number of patients in the family, the smaller the chances that the illness will be hereditary. In my opinion, what determines whether your children will be strong or not strong depends a lot\u2026 on you! On what you give them, in the strength that you transmit, in what will be their environment, in what life brings to their doorstep\u2026\u201d Again, it comes back to her. Again, they\u2019re placing such great and critical responsibility on her narrow shoulders. True, it\u2019s a big compliment, but \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be continued<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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