A lesson about ALL mental illness is contained in this golden nugget found in the Boston Globe, but of course that connection is not made in this article. Read this amazing excerpt from the piece: Trauma care For over 25 years, Harvard psychiatrists have helped and studied victims of many of the world's most devastating... Continue Reading →
Wealthy people suffering delusions of poverty
This is for real according to the New York Times today. As the economy dips precariously, people who still have a lot of means are freaking out. Again another piece that will hopefully spark discussion. What do you all think about this? I don't want to minimize anyone's suffering, but what does this say about our grossly materialistic insanely disproportionate wealth in this country?? And the people who seem to measure their sense of self only from what they own and their social status??
Mother’s little helper: America’s love affair with anti-anxiety drugs
Interesting little history of how benzos became a hit in the United States in Newsweek ~~ America’s Long Love Affair with Anti-Anxiety Drugs:. It's really not a great article as far as I can tell but interesting nonetheless. It's an interview with Andrea Tone who wrote a book called The Age of Anxiety. The idea of the patient driven drugging thesis bugs me. If we’re not given real alternatives and have no idea that what is being given to us is hard-core addictive it just seems to be blaming the patient too much--especially since the author is writing about 50 years ago when we had no access to information other than that which we received from doctors…so please read this with a critical eye.
Initial Treatment With Placebo Not Harmful to Teens
From Medscape: Initial Treatment With Placebo Not Harmful to Teens Participating in Antidepressant Trials, Study Suggests January 30, 2009 — Initial treatment with placebo in teens participating in antidepressant trials is not harmful, and in fact, adolescents who receive placebo prior to active treatment fare as well as those who receive immediate active treatment, a... Continue Reading →
The most shocking thing about this video
Is that I realized I employ to the best of my ability the philosophy espoused in these quotes. Not to perfection. No, not by a long shot. But in my intentions this is how I choose to live. And that made me feel profoundly grateful. In this moment. Now. I am happy. That I am... Continue Reading →
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