From the Portland Mental Health Examiner: Will Hall’s past was a nightmare of forced hospitalizations, mind-numbing drugs, and nights wandering the streets. Today, Hall is a controversial reminder that recovery is possible. Hall lives and works in Portland. He manages his schizoaffective disorder with a combination of natural methods, including diet, yoga and acupuncture, plus... Continue Reading →
Visiting Pema Chodron
I'm reading a book by a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron which is really wonderful. I don't think she's written anything that isn't wonderful. The book I'm currently reading is called, The Places that Scare You. Here is a collection of quotes from her: • The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable... Continue Reading →
Valium vs. Klonopin in benzo withdrawal
This paper is good for general information, but that is all it is. People vary widely when it comes to individual experience. Some people benefit from crossing-over while others most certainly do not. Valium (Diazepam) vs. Klonopin (Clonazepam) in Benzodiazepine Withdrawal by Dr. Reg Peart Victims of Tranquilizers About 20 different drugs, including diazepam, clonazepam,... Continue Reading →
Take a survey to let NAMI know what you think of their pharma funding
You can take a 10 minute survey and tell NAMI what you think about them. It's looking specifically at the issue around it's being funded heavily by pharma. Have at them. Hat tip: Furious Seasons
Private life of a cat
The private life of cats. There is no sound and it’s a 22 minute video but well worth the time. https://youtu.be/_6e1O_NtK24 Private Life of a Cat is an intimate observation of two cats- originally created by Alexander Hammid, in 1947 (on 16mm B/W film, as a silent movie). It stars a male cat (the white... Continue Reading →
My quote for the day
It is equally coercive to tell someone who feels they need relief through medication, and cannot currently fathom or access other means of relief, that they cannot take meds as it is to force meds on one who does not want them. As soon as the option of choice is removed so is self-determination. We... Continue Reading →
US Kids Represent Psychiatric Drug Goldmine — Evelyn Pringle
By Evelyn Pringle Permission to reprint from Evelyn Pringle Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs increased 50 percent with children in the US, and 73 percent among adults, from 1996 to 2006, according to a study in the May/June 2009 issue of the journal Health Affairs. Another study in the same issue of Health Affairs found spending... Continue Reading →
Let me be an instrument of peace
My favorite prayer set to music by Sara McLachlan. Perhaps my upbringing in Catholicism was just so that I would learn this prayer. The prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where... Continue Reading →
Take these broken wings
Documentary by Daniel Mackler I can't recommend this movie enough and have in fact bought about a dozen copies for friends and colleagues. Take These Broken Wings is a feature-length documentary film showing that people can recover fully from schizophrenia without psychiatric medication. The film features the untold story of bestselling author Joanne Greenberg, whose... Continue Reading →
Poor Children Likelier to Get Antipsychotics
This isn't new to most of us who read this site, but it's good that it's finally making the mainstream media. The article speaks for itself. From the New York Times: New federally financed drug research reveals a stark disparity: children covered by Medicaid are given powerful antipsychotic medicines at a rate four times higher... Continue Reading →
The Mystical Brain
I can't embed this video but it's a wonderful documentary of about 52 minutes. This is neuroplasticity at work to be totally secular about it. We can change our brains. Mystical Brain reveals the exploratory work of a team from the University of Montreal who seek to understand the states of grace experienced by mystics... Continue Reading →
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