Newborn infants experience psychiatric drug withdrawal

This is something I posted before and I'm posting it again because it's really a deeply atrocious thing to consider. Imagine entering the world for the first time and being welcomed by agonizing drug withdrawal symptoms. An infant would have no way to intellectually interpret such hell. Believe me when adults have severe withdrawal issues, we don't have any way of intellectually interpreting such hell either. It's a nightmare. People like to dismiss infant experience as though it doesn't matter, but the more we learn about trauma and those who suffer from PTSD it becomes more and more clear that infant and childhood traumas do indeed effect the entire life of many individuals.

The solitude of suffering

There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering

She’s Alive… Beautiful… Finite… Hurting… Worth Dying for

Saturday (not so) mellow. This is very beautiful and also heart-wrenching if you watch it to the end. http://youtu.be/nGeXdv-uPaw - hat tip to Talesfromthelou's blog

Food Inc. — what are you really eating and where does our food come from? #foodie friday

This film came out in 2008. I found it moving and well worth watching. Food Inc. A documentary by Robert Kenner. I've included the trailer and the whole film here in this post. exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Compassion is a kind of fire

Compassion is a kind of fire ... it disturbs, it surprises, it ignites, it burns, it sears, and it warms. Compassion incinerates denial; it especially warms and melts cold hearts, cold structures, frozen minds, and self-satisfied lifestyles. Those who are touched by compassion have their lives turned upside down. That is not necessarily a bad thing

Epigenetics

Epigenetics explains why genes are not deterministic in and of themselves. This is why theories of mental illness that try to blame genes are always over-simplified. Environment and what you eat and the amount of stress or trauma one lives with all are part of the picture.

Learn to listen…to yourself and others

Once you've scolded someone for their understanding of their experience they will no longer trust you. At that point communication becomes exponentially more difficult. Everyone has a unique experience of the world and particular wisdom from that experience. First published on Facebook

Blaming has no positive effect at all

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is not doing well.  It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other... Continue Reading →

A response, with YoungMinds, to ‘My daughter the schizophrenic’ (reblog of the reblog with additional info)

I was previously aware of this little girl as I had seen the documentary 'Born schizophrenic'. The documentary gave me sleepless nights. The article brought them back.

A response, with YoungMinds, to ‘My daughter the schizophrenic’

The post you're looking for was moved. Go here for reblog and additional links with information: A RESPONSE, WITH YOUNGMINDS, TO ‘MY DAUGHTER THE SCHIZOPHRENIC’ ♢♢♢♢♢♢

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