{"id":1006,"date":"2015-09-17T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T12:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2015-09-17T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T12:37:01","slug":"the-value-of-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/the-value-of-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Mental Health!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Brett’s Thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was watching the Irish Open last weekend and took a quick pic when I realized that the golf course was Royal County Down, a famous links style course in Northern Ireland cut along the windswept Irish Sea, that my twin brother and I played back in 2007. At the time, I was experiencing my first bout of severe insomnia related to an esoteric form of energy work that later damaged my central nervous system. In addition to not sleeping I was dealing with the shock and shame of massive investment losses related to a stock fraud. Needless to say, no matter what I tried, I could not enjoy myself that week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes in life we go through rough times. When we do it’s easy to loose perspective especially when faced with anxiety and depression. One of the many lessons I learned the hard way from that prolonged experience with insomnia and the anxiety and depression that soon followed was to do what feels right and to honor myself. As gorgeous as that course and the others in Ireland were, I had no business being there. I had agreed to go months before my difficulties began and followed thru anyway against my better judgment. Listening to your intuition, changing \u00a0your mind or just saying no can be invaluable at times, save you a lot of grief, and sometimes even more!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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