Think about it: Symptoms of mental health disorders are well known and some are not talk about enough. But listen, the terms like "gaslighting, anxious thoughts, ADHD, OCD, and depressed" are part of the common vernacular. Perhaps it's been taboo about discussing mental health and the church. How do they insect? What is a spiritual problem and what is a mental health problem? How do Christians think about mental and spiritual health concerns?
When someone is suffering or living with mental health challenges, the Church historically has described this as "deprivation from the fullness of life." But, nowadays, we say that mental health challenges affect the way a person "lives, laughs, learns, and loves." For example, 1 Kings, Eijiah may been suffering from suicidal thoughts. He felt that his life was not worth living, but God came to his rescue and provided for his needs physically, emotionally, and spiritually. So, we must be careful not to overlook the biological foundations of our challenges or underestimate God's power to heal. God deeply cares about our human experience. In fact, He created a world which quite different than what we live today. And therefore, both mental and physical health challenges exist in this world as we know it today!!! Understand the importance of discussing mental health challenges and the Church are significant!!! FAITH and SCIENCE are interwoven. If we separate faith from mental health, we misunderstand the holistic nature of being human.