We are spending more resources than ever before to improve our “mental health.” So why are diagnoses and suicide rates going up?
Too many people are caught in a vicious cycle of mental health treatment, visiting every doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, and therapist in their area only to find psychobabble labels and numbing medications at the end of each path. Rather than eradicating anxiety in the same way vaccines conquered smallpox, the mental health industrial complex has seen the number of diagnoses skyrocket on its watch.
In Lies My Therapist Told Me, Dr. Greg Gifford delivers the definitive Christian critique of secular psychiatry and psychology. He demonstrates how mental health culture hinders our ability to understand these issues, and he answers pressing questions including:
Are psychotropic medications helpful? What really is a mental illness? Are therapists and mental health professionals making things worse? What is the connection between the mind and the brain? Is addiction a disease, a disorder, or disobedience? Should Christians use terms like “mental health”? What role does Christianity play in addressing our deepest struggles? Through deep research, biblical teaching, and the inspiring stories of real counselees, Gifford brings clarity where secular therapy has created confusion, and offers hope even for those struggling with the hard cases.
With a foreword by Todd Friel of Wretched Radio, this book is a must-read for counselors and counselees alike. You can read all the mental health research in the world, but you still won’t learn God’s answers for winning the battles in your mind. Lies My Therapist Told Me presents a powerful, cutting-edge argument that the supernatural wisdom of the Bible is truly enough for every need.
