“Shorter believes that psychosomatic illnesses (such as leg paralysis at the turn of the twentieth century or multiple personality disorder at the turn of the twenty-first) are examples of the unconscious mind attempting to speak in a language of emotional… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Behind the promotion of Western ideas of mental health and healing lies a variety of cultural assumptions about human nature itself. Westerners share, for instance, beliefs about what type of life event is likely to make one psychologically traumatized, and… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Shorter believes that psychosomatic illnesses (such as leg paralysis at the turn of the twentieth century or multiple personality disorder at the turn of… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Looking at ourselves through the eyes of those living in places where human tragedy is still embedded in complex religious and cultural narratives, we… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Behind the promotion of Western ideas of mental health and healing lies a variety of cultural assumptions about human nature itself. Westerners share, for… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Because our culture so highly values an illusion of self-control and control of circumstance, we become abject when contemplating mentation that seems more changeable,… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Because we cannot see the roads we have not taken, we become, by defaults, advocates for the path our life is on.” — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“In the cosmology of Western Christians, life’s challenges provide opportunities to become stronger and to have a closer relationship with God. The burdens God… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
