{"id":139494,"date":"2021-09-16T14:46:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139494"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:46:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:46:25","slug":"acceptance-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139494","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance and Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dm2rdO7hAfI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one wants to fall mentally ill. Yet, paradoxically, our insistence on always maintaining perfect mental health may make us more susceptible to becoming unwell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one wants to fall mentally ill. 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