NEURASTHENIA
Question—How should one use the Science of Mind in the case of a patient in a sanitarium who is afflicted with neurasthenia and who is fault-finding and quarrelsome and continually complaining, and who cannot be induced to make any effort to control her troublesome disposition?

ANSWER—Neurasthenia is the derangement of the nervous system with a depletion of the vital force. The dictionary gives the psychological cause as an inadequate expression of the libido. This means that those suffering from this disorder have not fully expressed their desires along constructive channels.
Remember that nervous disorders are very real to those suffering from them. They become fretful, have headaches and are generally out of harmony with life and with people. This is their disease. It is useless to call the whole trouble nothing but imagination. It is more than imagination for it is a very real condition to the one suffering from it. The great need of such people is to come into a realization of themselves. To become poised in their thought. To be made happy. To feel that they are one with a life that is good. If you find that in this particular case you cannot talk about these things to your patient, the best method to use is to think of her as being poised and happy. Do this silently and overlook the apparent trouble as far as possible. Treat her, within your own mind, until you sense her poise and happiness. Try not to think of her as being impatient but reverse your thinking and see her as calm, patient and lovable. YOU WILL WIN ALONG THESE LINES.
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