The life of Joni Eareckson Tada is a lesson here. God never promised us a full and easy life. Indeed, these trials should be looked upon as an opportunity to demonstrate how deep our Christian faith goes, and put it into practice accordingly. Either way we have a high opinion of ourselves. This is one of the most controversial issues in all counselling, both Christian and non-Christian.
Most psychiatrists use drugs as a treatment.
They claim that it is a medical condition and have tried to find an imbalance of chemicals or a viral infection etc. A few psychiatrists however have written against such an assumption, claiming that it is a screen of bizzare activities that the patient erects to prevent the counsellor discovering the real cause of his problem. The evidence in support of the latter view is to my mind quite convincing. Similarly, in a State Penitentiary for severely disturbed girls, many were rehabilitated, despite having appalling criminal backgrounds, when the same approach was used. But this is not the case.