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In my case? Depressingly, pun intended, in the 21st century we still appear to have to tackle this durr brained idea that physical and psychological illnesses are somehow clearly defined, separate phenomena. Unless one is some kind of woo believer, it can't be that difficult to understand that psychological illness takes place in the brain, a physical organ of the body. For me, it was cancer that triggered it. For others, it's the result of neuroplasticity. Others still, defects within the brain. We are also now learning of the genetic component to many psychological illnesses. These factors are all physical . No medical professional ever told you you were crazy. That was your interpretation. They told you you had a psychological disorder. If you do, it's because of a problem in your physical workings. Doctors don't know everything, be they head doctors or otherwise. That doesn't mean they don't know what they're doing at all. If you develop diabetes, you don't question your doctor's ethics when they tell you you need medication. If they tell you you are schizophrenic, or exhibit psychosis, this is because you are showing clearly that something is quite wrong. I mean what exactly do you think they get from unnecessarily diagnosing you with something?