Welcome to Treeleaf's Mental Health Issues Practice Group

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 41483

    Welcome to Treeleaf's Mental Health Issues Practice Group

    Dear All,

    Alongside the Neurodiversity Practice Group, we have set aside this Mental Health Issues Practice Group as a space for the discussion of practicing with a variety of mental health conditions. Many of our members are included in this demographic and it is the hope that this space is a place in which people can support each other in their practice.

    The usual forum guidelines apply, in terms of treating each other with respect, and some are particularly important here, such as not offering medical advice, even if you are a mental health professional outside of Treeleaf, including advising on medications.

    The primary focus, as with everything at Treeleaf, is on how we practice with all of life.

    This part of Treeleaf, as a subsection of the The Zen of Health Ailments Practice Group forum, will be overseen by our Rev. Kokuu. with Rev. Onki also acting as a moderator and support. Please contact them if you have any questions. (PM Kokuu)

    In terms of privacy, this part of the website is behind the Treeleaf firewall so cannot be viewed by non-members. However, everyone who is a member of Treeleaf will potentially be able to see what you write, so please bear that in mind if you are sharing sensitive information. Talking one-on-one with one of our priests or Jundo is always an option if there are subjects you would prefer not to be out in the open.

    We hope that this will be an area where members can share the particular issues and obstacles they might sometimes face in practicing with mental health issues, from extreme anxiety, to depression to more. May we all learn from one another, be a helping hand, and continue to honor our Ancestors, including those who struggled with like conditions in the past, and have broken down barriers for us. May we practice with compassion, understanding, and an open heart.

    Gassho, Jundo
    stlah
    Last edited by Kokuu; 03-27-2025, 09:21 PM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Ddixon
    Member
    • Jan 2025
    • 30

    #2
    Thank you Jundo for creating this forum. Having a voice and ability to discuss and process issues is one of the greatest factors in mental health recovery.

    I've had my share of neurodivergent issue in my life, which is a major factor of why I became a therapist. I love my profession and discussing why the mind does things it does. I will strive to stay within the guidelines (pretty good at following orders), though if I should move towards the edge of those guidelines, I ask a subtle smack with the zen stick.

    One thing I will share about my early experiences, because I find it funny. I was fully mute until I was 3, and selectively mute till the age of 5. My family spent a fortune having me tested and analyzed to figure out "what was wrong with me". The family was not happy when the doctors told them I actually had an advanced vocabulary for my age; I just had nothing of value to say to them, thus kept my mouth shut.

    Gassho,

    Douglas
    satlah
    Bhavatu sabba mangalam,
    rakkhantu sabba devata,
    sabba buddhānubhāvena sadā sotthī bhavantu te.

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    • Marita
      Member
      • Mar 2025
      • 24

      #3
      Thanks again, Jundo for all you do here at Tree Leaf!
      Not many have posted yet, so I'm a bit shy.
      gassho

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      • Kokuu
        Dharma Transmitted Priest
        • Nov 2012
        • 7106

        #4
        Originally posted by Marita
        Thanks again, Jundo for all you do here at Tree Leaf!
        Not many have posted yet, so I'm a bit shy.
        gassho
        Hi Marita

        A number of people have posted in this thread but it is up to you if you wish to share or not and, if you do, how much: https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/tre...alth-condition

        Gassho
        Kokuu
        -sattoday/lah-

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