I didn’t pick the title, but I definitely consider it inclusive rather than exclusive or normative :)
More specifically, I think there are peaks and valleys in psychological health, and I don’t think the space I occupy is necessarily one of the highest peaks. But I would say that, regarding suffering or prolonged internal conflict, these measures feel pretty useful for determining two of the axes that point directionally at “health,” unless there’s a convincing argument that there are points in which more suffering or more internal conflict can be better, which I have yet to find convincing (and I suspect people who believe that would operationalize them differently than I would).
And yes, the reason I described the depressive episode the way I did was to indicate that I’ve only felt anything close to that due to life circumstances where the feelings were fairly legible and understandable! Six months of grief (or more) after someone dies is definitely not a sign of mental unhealth.
I didn’t pick the title, but I definitely consider it inclusive rather than exclusive or normative :)
More specifically, I think there are peaks and valleys in psychological health, and I don’t think the space I occupy is necessarily one of the highest peaks. But I would say that, regarding suffering or prolonged internal conflict, these measures feel pretty useful for determining two of the axes that point directionally at “health,” unless there’s a convincing argument that there are points in which more suffering or more internal conflict can be better, which I have yet to find convincing (and I suspect people who believe that would operationalize them differently than I would).
And yes, the reason I described the depressive episode the way I did was to indicate that I’ve only felt anything close to that due to life circumstances where the feelings were fairly legible and understandable! Six months of grief (or more) after someone dies is definitely not a sign of mental unhealth.