Month: September 2012

Turning patients into hostages and more David Healy, MD insights…

Quite aside from transforming doctors into the perfect consumer in this sense, in 1962 it was not appreciated how much a mechanism designed to improve safety might in fact do just the opposite by transforming clinical encounters into hostage situations. Making drugs available on prescription only means that patients have nowhere else to go to get a medicine they need or think they need. They effectively become a hostage rather than a patient and risk the development of Stockholm syndrome.

Pesticide impact on veggies: #foodie Friday

This is a list of conventional vegetables which are most heavily impacted by pesticides down to those which are least impacted by pesticides. This is good information to have in the event, if you'd like to minimize exposure but save some money at the same time like I do. So basically you want to buy... Continue Reading →

What is the link between psychosis and spirituality?

By Mary in SC Mary in SC who wrote this wonderful blog post on healing a psychosis in her youth with the help of Carl Jung's and Joseph Campbell's writings, has shared another piece that she wrote for a yahoo group that discusses the intersection of psychosis and spirituality. Mary has a doctorate in psychology as... Continue Reading →

What your MD should tell you about SSRI antidepressants

Antidepressant medication is the most commonly prescribed treatment for people with depression. They are also commonly prescribed for other conditions, including bipolar depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain syndromes, substance abuse and anxiety and eating disorders. According to a 2011 report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one out of every ten people (11%) over the age of 12 in the US is on antidepressant medications. Between 2005 and 2008, antidepressants were the third most common type of prescription drug taken by people of all ages, and they were the most frequently used medication by people between the ages of 18 and 44. In other words, millions of people are prescribed antidepressants and are affected by them each year.

Driving while medicated: antidepressants, sleeping pills, anxiety drugs increase driving risk

Again Science Daily reports on the fact that psychotropic drugs impede people's capacity to drive safely. The classes of drugs being talked about here are SSRI and SNRI antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and the z-drugs like Ambien and Lunesta. I know from having taken them that antipsychotics too are egregiously guilty for making people NOT ALERT. I don't think... Continue Reading →

‎”When you put the psyche in motion it heals itself.” (embodiment)

We need to free our bodies and mind!! There is no separation.

Everyone says they want to discover the truth…

In my experience, everyone will say they want to discover the Truth, right up until they realize that the Truth will rob them of their deepest held ideas, beliefs, hopes, and dreams. The freedom of enlightenment means much more than the experience of love and peace. It means discovering a Truth that will turn your... Continue Reading →

Healing Voices: a new film

Another great film to support and help make happen. HEALING VOICES Through the lens of individuals at various stages of their mental health story, HEALING VOICES will investigate topics including the stigma of psychiatric diagnoses, the role of trauma, pharmacology, alternatives to the Western one-size-fits-all medical model, and the power of storytelling in recovery.

Isolating? Withdrawing? Or do you just need alone time?

In mainstream mental health circles we are encouraged to believe that "isolating" or "withdrawing" is always bad, that it is in fact pathological. This is really too bad, as part of healing from mental distress for most people requires spending some time alone. Unfortunately, we find that in professional mental health circles this very natural inclination is often maligned and people are shamed if they show a propensity toward needing time alone.

Health benefits of yoga: infographic and info

Yoga is one of the primary methods of rehab I'm using for physical rehab from having been bedridden for two years. In addition to helping me physically it helps all aspects of my body/mind/spirit.

Loving yourself: a practice until you die

This is a lifelong process. If you decide to learn to care for yourself, to live your life in compassion, you will be required to practice that until you die. An internal relationship must be worked on and maintained just like an external relationship. And that’s good news! When you fall in love with someone,... Continue Reading →

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