the third rail of psychology, which is that people have the ability to affect their own emotional state and resultant reactions.
100%. Psychological diagnosis isn't inherently useless, it just needs to encourage people deal with their shit instead of enabling it by suggesting they're victims without agency.
Society needs to focus on mental health, not mental illness.
I agree with this, except that the term "mental health" has been hopelessly compromised. I don't think it's possible to do what needs to be done--which is to encourage and teach self-directed control over behavior, if not (but hopefully yes) state of mind. "Mental health" is indelibly now something we treat with quacks, social workers, and pills.
100%. Psychological diagnosis isn't inherently useless, it just needs to encourage people deal with their shit instead of enabling it by suggesting they're victims without agency.
Society needs to focus on mental health, not mental illness.
I agree with this, except that the term "mental health" has been hopelessly compromised. I don't think it's possible to do what needs to be done--which is to encourage and teach self-directed control over behavior, if not (but hopefully yes) state of mind. "Mental health" is indelibly now something we treat with quacks, social workers, and pills.