Month: April 2013

Eating real whole food is important to our mental and physical wellbeing #foodie Friday

Many people who withdraw from psychiatric drugs discover excessive food sensitivities...we're forced to change the way we eat. It seems that it may be wise for everyone to think about what they're putting in their bodies. More and more people are also discovering this the hard way (by getting sick one way or another...psychiatric drugs just seem to be an extra catalyst). … [click on title for the rest of the post]

What do you need right now?

Being asked what you need for the very first time by someone who really wants to know and then finding yourself coming up blank is, I think, a common experience for many men. In the very first men’s group I ever attended, virtually every man (including me) was unable to answer the first time the facilitator asked him, “What do you need right now?”… [click on title for the rest of the post]

Queer Poetry Inbetweenland Jacks McNamara: Madness Radio

Is trauma also a source of creative inspiration? Can sexual passion be a force for healing? And do we have to live in either/or boxes - or is there somewhere else? Artist and activist Jacks McNamara, co-founder of the Icarus Project radical support community, discusses their recently-published anthology Inbetweenland, including poetry about being genderqueer person, surviving with a broken heart, and how to travel the path from madness to the wounded healer. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

Embracing the Dark Night of the Soul

dark figure in the woods. embracing the dark night of the sou

It may sound paradoxical but this is meant to be an inspirational piece about the dark night of the soul. Those of you who have heard of the dark night may have an idea of the amount of pain and confusion there can be....

Your adverse drug reaction is NOT just an anecdote

Scroll down to see the Dr. David Healy's video: Not Just an Anecdote

Just an FYI. This is a constructive way to get the information so many of us have learned the hard way out to others and prevent the grave harm that has happened to us from happening to others. Go report your adverse events upon coming off psychiatric or other pharmaceuticals. Information is below.

Stop taking your meds, right now… (NOT!)

Some people are so terrified and reactive they assume that I am somehow suggesting that everyone come off their meds. Like right now. It's a sad reflection of exactly how fear based most treatment and care in mental health is...people cannot even conceive of actually having a choice in these matters.

Not only is it very unsafe and potentially quite dangerous to come off meds precipitously, the truth is I'm also extremely open to the huge differences in our personal experiences and have great respect for the choices individuals make whether they choose to medicate or not. ... [click on title for the rest of the post]

The weak regulations giving industry the freedom to poison Americans

by PAUL WOODWARD
For instance, if canned goods were marked appropriately, virtually every canned food you find in the supermarket would carry a warning like this: this product contains chemicals which may increase your risk of cancer, cause birth defects or other reproductive problems, cause brain damage and disrupt the endocrine system. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

The psyche: a land of many maps

I delight in considering the human psyche and the human experience in general from as many different perspectives as possible. I find that lack of attachment or belief to the different systems is rather essential. I find developing this skill has allowed me to speak with far many more individuals about their personal experience than would be possible otherwise. I think it would be lovely if this was a skill that was taught to most, if not all, mental health workers. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

What Happened to You?

Excellent video high-lighting the link between trauma and severe mental health problems (emotional distress) -- Below I collect Trauma and PTSD info, commentary and links from Beyond Meds … [click on title for the rest of the post]

Trauma inducing medical care/general lack of support can exacerbate and/or cause post-partum depression

It's a tragedy that we traumatize and make mothers gravely ill as a result of how they are treated during what should be the most lovely and sacred moments of their lives. The blindness of the medical community is staggering. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

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