Physical illness: an illness that affects the physical body and its organs.
Mental illness: an illness that affects the brain.
The brain: a physical organ.
Therefore …
This has been a Jackie Lea Sommers Uses Logic PSA.
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JACKIE LEA SOMMERS
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JACKIE LEA SOMMERS 
Jackie, we are on the same wavelength…. I’ve been formulating a post on the very same subject, with the very same logic! Hope to post it in the next few weeks.
Oooooh, yay! Can’t wait to read it!
This is seriously such a good message to keep getting from you. I know we usually just chat about writing and books, but seriously thank you so much for continually putting this out there.
Thanks Alison! Sometimes I worry that I bore or offend half of my audience all the time– that those who read for the OCD parts are annoyed with the writing bits and vice versa. But all of it is ME, so I just plug away! 🙂 This message means a lot!
No I really appreciate both. I’ve learned so much about OCD and mental health in general. And even though the ways these things touch my life aren’t always perfectly aligned with what you are writing about it is so meaningful to have someone be so open and honest and encouraging about mental illness.
Such a good explanation! Thank you! Just started reading your blog and have been going through the archives and it is great! Bookmarking lots of things to go back to.
Thanks so much, Betty! Welcome, welcome!!
Yes. This is so simple but so logical. Thank you!
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