A student wrote to Rinpoche about the pain in his legs and asked for advice on which Dharma practices could help. The student's letter and Rinpoche's response are below. 

A student was experiencing many obstacles, severe anxiety and fear. His medications included anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, tranquillizers, stimulants for ADHD and anti-psychotics. Rinpoche checked and advised that it was important to do the following practices.

A man suffering from a complex mental illness was being treated with medication and occasional hospitalization. He was still experiencing severe paranoia, depression and psychosis. He and his wife were tired, weak and scared.

My very dear one,I am very, very happy that you are doing the Basic Program; you are unbelievable, the most fortunate being in the world, so it is important to remember this.

A student wrote to Rinpoche about a mental illness that had started about three years ago with imagined violent attacks, where she felt that her skin was being ripped off or her head chopped off. After that she developed emotional instability which led to episodes of intense, violent rage that caused great suffering for her and her husband. She saw psychologists and psychiatrists, and took medication for about a year, without success. Rinpoche sent the following advice.

When nothing works, and you don’t have the necessary power, you must rely on higher beings: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

Rinpoche sent this letter to someone who was an alcoholic.

My very dear Manu,Sorry I did not recollect clearly your complete name; I’m very sorry about that.I am extremely happy to hear that you have stopped drinking alcohol (chang).

Student: My son is in a very dark and dangerous place in his life. He is in a rehabilitation center for drugs and alcohol, and he is very confused, from what I gather. He has a wife and two beautiful little boys that he may lose.

As far as the drugs are concerned, I did a divination and it came out very good for your daughter to come to Nepal and do a lamrim course.