NEW YORK CITY, NY (VINnews)-Tom Cruise’s fiery interview with Matt Lauer on June 24, 2005, is trending today because majority opinion now think Cruise is right. It was a Friday, and the interview’s impact resonated far beyond the studio audience. Cruise’s passionate defense of his views on mental health, specifically his criticism of psychiatric medication, sparked a firestorm of debate that continues to reverberate today.
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The interview, which aired on the Today show, saw Cruise vehemently argue for a holistic approach to mental health, emphasizing the importance of addressing the root causes of issues rather than relying solely on medication. This stance directly challenged Lauer’s more conventional views, leading to a heated exchange that captivated audiences.
The Shifting Landscape of Mental Health:
The interview’s enduring legacy lies in its ability to highlight the evolving nature of the mental health conversation. While Cruise’s stance was met with skepticism at the time, the past two decades have seen a significant shift in public attitudes towards mental health.
A New Era of Holistic Approaches:
Today, there’s a growing emphasis on holistic approaches to mental well-being, including therapy, lifestyle changes, and alternative treatments. This shift reflects a growing understanding of the complexities of mental health and a desire for more nuanced solutions.
Leaving a cult like scientology may holistically improve your mental health.
I know children who had been medicated, with devastating side effects. I think other alternatives need to be explored and meds need to be the very last resort
No. He was peddling the cult of scientology which teaches that mental health is due to an imbalance in ones being due to their human body containing the suffering tortured soul of ancient aliens from outer space.
Psychiatry has come a long way, and may have a way to go, but mumbo jumbo is not the answer.
Come on VIN, you used to push news.
i know tens of millions who wouldn’t get out of bed without their meds
The powers like to push drugs even though many of the problems are not well treated by drugs. Only masked or numbed.
For example, exercise was shown to have benefits equal to antidepressants at treating depression. Not only it’s healthy, it’s cheap, you don’t need a doctor, and it’s not bad for you like drugs.
What new conversation? I think the author of this article is trying to spark a new conversation… but Tom is still arrogant and pushing cult ideas he learned from Scientology.
Clinical depression is very different from feeling sad. Taking anti-depressant medication has allowed me to live a full and meaningful life. Tom Cruise is ignorant when it comes to this topic. Shame on him and his cult for pushing ridiculous advice.
I know 2 kids who were put on these drugs who ended up comitti g suicide. Parents, due your due diligence to find more natural alternatives
The whole controversy on SSRIs & SNRIs goes back decades.
I agree for too many people are on them, but we have to tread carefully when tapering off. We’re only beginning to understand the effects of diet especially rich glyphosate laden carbs and the gut microbiome role in regulation.
I love Tom. I think holistic therapy is much better then a bunch of meds with side effects. If you mild depression. There are lots of ways to treat it instead of drugs that pharmaceutical companies push for financial gain. I suffered from depression. I got a dog, started riding my bike on a beautiful trail and smoke a lil herb and it changed my life.
I keep seeing here comments about Scientology linked to Tom Cruise statements against pharmaceutical drugs trying to cover up a mental health problems instead of curing the patient. The point is if you’re not aware of the teaching of Scientology you can’t criticize Scientology because of being upfront on several subjects that many people have no knowledge about. Scientology has been since ever teaching how to handle mental health problems naturally without using drugs that aren’t doing the job, just covering up and are the causes of suicide behavior or even other unwanted human behaviour. So YES Tom Cruise was right because he understands the subject.
Lauer is a bozo, Cruise as well. That said mental health is greatly misunderstood. Holistic modalities used properly can exceed pharma.
if people would be disciplined properly by their parents and made responsible for their decisions and be taught to make proper choices in life by understanding the outcome or that sometimes things just arent in your control they wouldve been happier… medication is ultimately just a band aid sure itll help many people get by but it doesnt cure the underlying problem i think thats the point hes trying to make here. you can compare antidepressants to alcohol or drugs youre only happy when youre on them so you end up needing to stay on them. sad…..
VIN towing the Trump( RFK) line once again. If Trump said we should eat glass VIN would have an article about the health benefits of glass.