Dr. Zev Ballen #fundie breslev.co.il

We are living in a Sodomite-world that is so flooded with increasing crime, murder, terrorism and the threat of nuclear war – while the atheist movement, spearheaded by very learned and renowned academics in psychology, and other fields continues to thrive – blaming G-d rather than themselves for the mess they have made of the world.

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The confessions of a psychotherapist

- Self-Doubt and doubt about the existence of G-d is the primary weapon of the evil inclination. Once doubt is allowed to enter a person's mind, it can manifest itself in numerous forms of psychopathy.

- Any form of psychological treatment that is not based on emuna will at best, led to very temporary results.

- Psychology can never be separated from morality. It is only through the study of Jewish Law that we can determine what is good and what is not.

- Restlessness, irritability, impatience, anxiety, low-mood, obsessive thinking, impulsive behavior, aggression, competitiveness and sadness- are all reduced or eliminated when one lives in alignment with the Spiritual Truths than run the universe.

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- The theoretical underpinnings of psychotherapy are mostly heretical and come from unclean sources.

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- Conventional psychotherapy encourages dependency.

- Psychotherapy only makes addictions worse.

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- One who is aligned with his true purpose senses the enormity of his mission and how unimportant his "problems" are.

- Submission to Hashem, the Torah, Tzadikkim, and a spiritual guide brings immediate relief.

- There is no need for obsessive compulsive symptoms in a person who knows how to decipher what Hashem's next right step for him is.

- The industrial revolution and the effects of the haskala, (the enlightenment) have poisoned our minds and severely weakened our knowledge and certainty of the Truth.

- We have inherited doubt from our parents and grandparents. Our environment is saturated with the effects of atheism which without Spiritual awareness, we habitually and continually internalize.

- Without happy, living role-models whose personalities and lives are imbued with Torah values and Wisdom a person will be lost.

- The most common source of suffering is sadness. Nothing evokes such severe judgments as dissatisfaction with one's lot. The Torah says that sadness is the root cause of life's curses. Many conventional therapy sessions lead to sadness.

- Continued philosophical questioning without truthful answers leads to illness.

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So when Hashem in his loving kindness sends us tribulations to help us grow stronger in emuna, instead of immediately turning to a therapist, why not turn to someone who can really help to you. Emuna can not only give you immediate relief, it can lead you to a way of life that will immunize you against further problems.

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