| Scientology and Tom Cruise--Megastar Tom Cruise | | | | as a chemical imbalance.What Cruise needs to keep |
| has always politely and | | | | in mind is that many treatments in modern medicine |
| respectfully been a Church of Scientology member | | | | are |
| and supporter. But these days, the War of the | | | | not based on exact proof, but supposition. It was |
| Worlds actor has been a lot more smug and | | | | theorized at one point that drugs |
| outspoken in the media about the views held by him | | | | that targeted brain chemicals in humans would either |
| and his church on the field of Psychiatry.While there | | | | cure on help alleviate |
| has been a media blitz around Cruise and his new | | | | symptoms of mental illnesses.And now there is |
| movie and new | | | | proof that certain drugs which affect brain chemicals |
| relationship with the much younger actress Katie | | | | help the |
| Holmes, the actor has been using | | | | affected person manage their illness. Ask someone |
| much of his time in interviews to talk about | | | | who has been severely |
| Scientology and take a few jabs at | | | | depressed, someone suffering from bipolar disorder, |
| mothers who use antidepressants for Postpartum | | | | or a schizophrenic. Ask the |
| Depression--like actress Brooke | | | | people that love them. For many sufferers of |
| Shields (Down Came The Rain: My Journey Through | | | | mental disorders, there is a difference |
| Postpartum Depression).Cruise and Shields have been | | | | and improvement in the quality of their lives when |
| having a media feud over the topic of medication and | | | | they take their medication. That |
| | | | is a fact that cannot be denied.While Scientologists |
| depression, and it appears that Cruise blasted | | | | probably mean well-- they have very affective |
| psychiatry and medication use even | | | | programs |
| further in his Today Show interview with Matt | | | | helping drug addicted people get clean and great |
| Lauer.When Cruise discussed postpartum depression, | | | | reading programs for children, |
| his opinion (based on Scientology | | | | they seemed to have fallen into the traps of many |
| views) was that all antidepressants do is mask the | | | | other religions and organizations |
| problem of depression. It is his | | | | by standing on their moral high horse and generalizing |
| belief that depression can be treated with vitamins | | | | or demonizing certain |
| and exercise.While vitamins are great as supplements | | | | people, groups, or theories.My opinion? Tom Cruise |
| to keep the body nourished, let's be frank | | | | needs to go somewhere and start planning his |
| here. It is dangerous and almost bordering ridiculous | | | | wedding. |
| to advise a women suffering | | | | Brooke Shields could write another book based on |
| from postpartum depression that she should take | | | | the controversy that has been |
| vitamin therapy and a long walk | | | | thrown her way. And us mere mortals? Well, I know |
| to avoid feeling the urge to shake her crying baby! | | | | if I start seeing Elvis cooking |
| Or to increase her interest in | | | | green tomatoes in my kitchen, that somebody |
| even holding her sleeping baby.While no one is | | | | better get me to the nearest shrink |
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| condition that often responds favorably to | | | | or take one of the Free Life Assessment, |
| antidepressant therapy.Tom Cruise also believes | | | | Relationship Ready, or Depression Screenings today. |
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| thing | | | | Choices". |