From The Anchorage Daily News-- these kids seem to be wiser than the typical adult who is so blithely ready to take psychotropic drugs: Before a roomful of important adults, foster kids and graduates of the system talked about being put on powerful psychiatric drugs and undergoing "treatment" when what might have helped more was... Continue Reading →
The Beginning—my first post on this blog
2024: it's very strange to read this now, so many years later. I would not use the same language I used then. The clinical terms became meaningless to me over the years. I also have much more respect for the phenomena I called psychosis, within this piece. It was a time of rich meaning and... Continue Reading →
What happens if we listen to psychosis and other forms of mental anguish?
Knowing what I know now about outcomes for people labeled with schizophrenia, or people experiencing delusions, who are listened to, who are not told their delusions are crazy or wrong--that many of these people who are taken seriously recover, I often wonder what would have happened had someone listened to my delusions. If it had... Continue Reading →
Follow up on MindFreedom’s action alert against Ray’s involuntary ECT
I talked to Ray on the phone. He had his 33rd forced electroshock today. From MindFreedom by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-11-13 10:40 Today is Wednesday. And that means Ray had another of his weekly involuntary outpatient electroshocks. I talked to him, and also talked to the Governor's office. "My 33rd electroshock today."... Continue Reading →
Psych meds linked to numerous deaths amongst veterans
I'm not up to commenting on this right now but here's the article from the Washington Times. Oh, watch the video. The father feels like Seroquel is the common denominator. But they are also on antidepressants and benzo's it sounds like. Please feel free to comment and I may join in later.
Very very funny!!
"Pharma" ad: One offensive comment at the expense of the developmentally disabled and I'm sorry about that...I don't like shit like that but if you can glide over that the rest is really funny.
Childhood Trauma May Increase Risk Of Psychotic Experiences
This is supposed to be "new" research and implies a new discovery? What a joke. Anyone who has ever worked with any population of the "mentally ill" who has half a brain and is not in deep denial know that trauma and abuse is key in almost everyone's serious mental illness!! Simple listening and observation... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Jiddu Krishnamurti Amen.
On Beauty
Again I present a poem from the book The Prophet. And a poet said, “Speak to us of Beauty.” ~ by Kahlil Gibran Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And how shall you speak of her except she be the weaver of... Continue Reading →
Psych drugs kill people and psychiatrists aren’t even doing appropriate screening
Medical Monitoring Often Missing From Care of Patients From Psychiatric News November 7, 2008 Psychiatrists are told that they must assume responsibility for screening and monitoring severely mentally ill patients at high risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. Studies of lab orders for patients receiving second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications reveal that few are... Continue Reading →
Just for fun: adventures in my kitchen
*note: my diet has evolved greatly since the writing of this post, as I've learned more about healing my iatrogenically damaged body. I no longer currently eat either grains or dairy. The journey to understand the dietary needs of my body continues to evolve. The body's needs, too, change over time and as it heals.... Continue Reading →