But I think medication is fundamentally the wrong approach for many common mental health issues like anxiety, sadness, loneliness, etc. If we think of the mind as a kind of garden, or more abstractly as a whirling complex system, we have to think about how to tend and cultivate the system to produce good results. Many people have no intentional system of cultivation, so it seems unsurprising that their mind garden has a lot of weeds and not very many healthy fruits.
My favorite method of mental cultivation is this: https://library.dhammasukha.org/uploads/1/2/8/6/12865490/the...
Or, if you want a short version to get the gist of the practice, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCiVBvptZyk
@dang: I was delayed, but not prevented, from posting this message. Presumably it's hidden from all users who don't turn on showdead. Are you able to provide a brief explanation of how this helps preserve curiosity on HN? If not, would you mind knocking it off? Thanks.