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266: HEALING MENTAL
ILLNESS BY SPEAKING
LASHON HARA
ɳ Question
A woman came to me complaining of dizziness and severe head-
aches. In my opinion these are a result of her mental condition, which
she claims was caused by people who treated her unjustly.
The recommended treatment for freeing her of her pains is for her
to speak to her adult daughter and tell her about all her problems.
However, the woman was concerned about violating the prohibitions
of slander and tale bearing.
The question thus arises as to whether she is allowed to tell her
daughter the story, which would cure her, even though doing so
involves the prohibitions of slander and tale bearing. It should be
emphasized that it is impossible to conduct a deeply personal conver-
sation when the other person doesn’t actually believe the stories they
are being told.
Dr. Baruch Shaller, Internist, Bnei
Brak
ɳ Response
It seems that although this involves speaking lashon hara, the wom-
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