In “I Would Always Rather be Abnormal Than Holistic: Nine Micro-Essays," Shana Bulhan Haydock claims that being abnormal is not an issue but the idea of putting people who are considered as divergent to be “fixed” is an issue. Since we’re living in a society where everything has to fits the standard, if we don’t fit in the standardization of how holistic health should be, we are stuffed with medicines and practices (exercise, yoga, eat healthy, etc.) as a solution. However, all of us are born different, there is no need to pitying the people who are labeled as “ill”. What’s the point of being a whole? To be a perfect human? No, I think to be a human is to live life to the fullest no matter what’s the persons’ circumstance is like. No need to fix them if they don’t need it. They’re unique in their own way and fit into the “norm” of society is boring. Let them experience their own life because being healthy is temporary contentment. There will always be a new standard for what health should look like. No need to fit in the standardization of holistic health that stuffed the people who are considered as “ill” with medicine to be better because that will be another temporary solution. It’s not like they depend on those medicines, we shouldn’t make it as a necessity for them. How should we as an option for the people who don’t need it?
Reference:
Haydock, S. B. fucked up. I would always rather be abnormal than holistic: Micro Essays. DSM: Asian American Edition.
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