I'm not sure how disease is a disordered organ. I guess it depends on the definition of "disordered." Even accepting that, to say that mental illness is disordered thought presumes that mental illness is thought.

There's a fallacy here, because mental illness is organic. Thought is ... Well, there's a world of opinion as to the basis of consciousness. Phenomenology stretches way back & has many schools.

If you're suggesting that we can think ourselves well, then I agree wholeheartedly with ~ waves ~.

We are here because we want to be well and we are willing to work toward that end. These forums exist so we can do that in an environment of mutual support, which has been proven beneficial.

Your comment that humor is our friend does have scientific research backing it up. In all areas of health, humor aids recovery.

Yes, ~ waves ~, I'll be back with actual, proper references re: support groups & humor . Just don't have them handy.