“…what is usually called hypnosis is an experimental model of a naturally occuring phenomenon in many families. In the family situation, however, the hypnotists (the parents) are already hypnotised (by their parents) and are carrying out their instructions, by bringing their children up to bring their children up… I consider that the majority of adults [...]
Withdrawal from psychiatric drugs and recovery, lasting and real
December 20, 2009 By
Part of the reason some people are so skeptical about real and complete recoveries is because a lot of people who achieve it move on. The don’t hang around the mental health blogosphere and most of them don’t go into working in mental health like I probably will. Most of them go off and live [...]
Bipolar diagnoses in foster children rise, informed consent becomes a bygone
December 19, 2009 By
Informed consent has never existed in any meaningful way in psychiatry. This headline pretends that it has. None the less, what is happening to our most vulnerable children is a travesty and it’s unprecedented. From the Chicago Tribune: Powerful mood-altering drugs were prescribed to hundreds of Illinois foster children without the required consent of state [...]
More on madness and spirituality
December 19, 2009 By
A bunch of links to book excerpts by Maureen B. Roberts. PhD. She is a Jungian therapist who values the spiritual dimensions of what is so often labeled mental illness. She also supports nutritional and dietary support for care of our delicate systems. Schizophrenia: Your Questions Answered Soul in Crisis: A Vision for New Directions [...]
The Road Not Taken
December 19, 2009 By
The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one Traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, [...]
In your face stuff — wowzee!!
December 18, 2009 By
Love and good wishes to John who is shown in this video and is the dear husband of a dear friend of mine.
Quotes of the week
December 18, 2009 By
Label me, define me and you starve yourself of yourself. Nail me down in a box with cold words and the box will be your coffin. – Rumi Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. – Will Durant The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism. – Sir William Osler We must make [...]
Friday link round-up
December 18, 2009 By
Links for the week: The Hindu : Book Review : Exploring the spirituality-mental health space Children on Medicaid Found More Likely to Get Antipsychotics – NYTimes.com Drugging the Poor | Mother Jones Antidepressants may increase risk of stroke and death Alison Bass: Too many overdrugged kids, or the story of a dead-eyed little boy in [...]
More laughter
December 17, 2009 By
Laughology the movie: Thanks to the reader who passed this to me today. He also mentioned that he practices laughter yoga and that it changed his life! For more on the above movie see here.
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