Madness made me: “I made meaning, not in spite of my madness, but because of it”

Thanks to the reader on Facebook for sharing this nice short video documentary. Just 3 minutes of packed brilliance:

Down the end of the long polished corridor, Mary O’Hagan comes face to face with the condemning words written about her in her psychiatric files.

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Wellbeing happens all the time:

• Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia – A Valuable, and Free, Online Report

• “Rethinking Madness: Towards a Paradigm Shift in our Understanding and Treatment of Psychosis”

• “People recover from psychotic disorders all the time, all over the world.” Our mental health system’s denial of this costs lives

• Schizophrenia: A drop of sunshine — full length film about a young woman in India who finds her way through the maze to heal and thrive again

• Who’s Delusional? What does support look like?

Much more on:  Healing psychosis: stories, information and resources

*it is potentially dangerous to come off medications without careful planning. Please be sure to be well educated before undertaking any sort of discontinuation of medications. If your MD agrees to help you do so, do not assume they know how to do it well even if they claim to have experience. They are generally not trained in discontinuation and may not know how to recognize withdrawal issues. A lot of withdrawal issues are misdiagnosed to be psychiatric problems. This is why it’s good to educate oneself and find a doctor who is willing to learn with you as your partner in care. See: Psychiatric drug withdrawal and protracted withdrawal syndrome round-up

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