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How Can We De-Stigamatize Mental Health? Vol. 512, August 29, 2019
Considering that it is estimated that 50% of all people will experience depression and that is but one of the mental illnesses, it is about time people got real regarding the fact that few will get through life without experiencing some form of it.
I believe that the most important thing that we can do is to share our experiences and let others know that there are many who live normal lives despite some diagnosis.
The worst thing a person can do is to whine and cry about how hard life is for them, and demand others put up with their selfish demands. I call these people “survivors” and I will never work with them. The only people that I will work within my practice are those who are done being ill and are ready to do whatever it takes to heal! I tell the survivors to hang out with some kids with cancer to learn how to be mature about their situation. I had that experience back in the summer of 2009 when I was treated for a non-cancerous brain tumor. These kids laughed and had fun with their families as they waited for their treatment.
The other issue since the publication of the DSM 5, the manual that the licensed mental health practitioners for diagnosing and receiving their insurance payments have made pathology every normal emotion taking away whatever merit the manual may have had.
Let’s remember that one cannot diagnose mental health issues by looking at the body as one can with physiological problems, so the lists that are in the DSM are observable behaviors and thoughts, that overlap one with the other leading to many misdiagnoses and in my estimation over-diagnosis. For example, a person who is dealing with a normal life situation like losing a spouse does not need to be medicated, They need help with the grieving process maybe. A kid who is angry over being treated badly or feels that they were abandoned, needs help to deal with these emotions, not be labeled and medicated. I know this from the 18 years that I have been in the business of hypnosis and NLP helping my clients overcome these issues in a couple of sessions without a label or medication needed.
I have some very unorthodox views given my having been a patient – no more since it was all healed by NLP in 2004, working in the business of conventional mental health and working outside the world of conventional health as a hypnotist & NLP practitioner. My job is to take the labels away forever – and it is most gratifying, to say the least!
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.