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Is Anxiety a demon? It's a question raised, weirdly, by the most popular kids' movie in America right now--and by the entire practice of modern psycotherapy. Typically, when we try to understand mental illness, we refer to natural causes like brain chemistry or personal and family history. But are there some forms of cognitive disorder that don't originate within us--that invade us from the outside? I'm using sources both ancient and modern to tackle that question today after a listener wrote in with some provocative thoughts.
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Is Anxiety a demon? It's a question raised, weirdly, by the most popular kids' movie in America right now--and by the entire practice of modern psycotherapy. Typically, when we try to understand mental illness, we refer to natural causes like brain chemistry or personal and family history. But are there some forms of cognitive disorder that don't originate within us--that invade us from the outside? I'm using sources both ancient and modern to tackle that question today after a listener wrote in with some provocative thoughts.
Check out our sponsor, the Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics/
I maked this: Light of the Mind, Light of the World: https://a.co/d/0fUMLN9f
Gateway to the Epicureans: https://a.co/d/03RaCAP5
Subscribe to be in the mailbag: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com
Subscribe to my joint substack with Andrew Klavan (no relation): https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com
Scott Alexander's review of Robert Falconer: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/book-review-the-others-within-us?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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