thoughts that have been occuring to me as I deal with a viral thread on THREADS. …. Social media today. It was a thread about Ernest Hemingway based on the post from yesterday.
so, I’ve been accused of clearly not knowing what I’m talking about several times today (most of the attention my first viral thread got was positive, mind you) … that said, I’ve updated my bio to include:
Author of Beyond Meds
Critical psych website since 2007
ex-social worker …
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being accused of offering up “dangerous misinformation.”
it’s more like the interpretation offered about the actual facts makes the person uncomfortable.
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I forget how nasty and mean people are when they think that psychiatry is the bees knees and they imagine I’m hardcore anti.
I’m not. I have witnessed and supported thousands of people who have been gravely harmed, often to the point of death by psychiatry AND I still support the individual doing what they need to do in terms of psych treatment…because we live in hell and in hell you do what you gotta do. I have numerous posts on my site that make this clear.
You do not need to be cruel to people you do not understand. Get a grip.
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having been a popular blogger in that era and having walked away from most social media and all marketing because I hated the drama, I can tell you I still don’t like getting the masses paying attention. people are mean and say things that have nothing to do with reality because they don’t bother finding out anything about context. yuck.
I’m going to go back to mostly silence. it’s been interesting revisiting the fray and I know I still don’t like it. I miss good conversations though. I really miss good conversations.
Nuanced posts on psychiatry:
To be or not to be on psych meds – this covers everyone!
- I shared at a NAMI meeting last night
- Stop taking your meds, right now… (NOT!)
- Some thoughts on stopping psychiatric medications – pros and cons to coming off
- Dogmatic anti-meds stance can be dangerous
- Informed consent and pro-choice when it comes to drugs and medications
- Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act
- Psych Drugs Kill vs Psych Drugs Save Lives. What if Both Are True?
- Nature vs nurture, biological vs. psychological: how about both/and rather than either/or
More social media inspired posts:
- Responses to chaos: swimming in the muck
- Decolonizing mental health
- Kick back. Watch the show.
- 2025 smelling like 1984
- Breaking Echo Chambers: The Need for Discourse
- Speed kills… :reflections on social media, by Paul Woodward
Posts inspired by Twitter. I don’t do X. I really loved Twitter. Early twitter was amazing!
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