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New social media campaign features stories of individuals who reject psychiatric diagnosis

The Open Paradigm Project, in collaboration with MadinAmerica.com, Occupy Psychiatry, and leading organizations in the movement to reform mental health care, announces a social media campaign showcasing video testimonials by individuals negatively impacted by the traditional psychiatric model, which focuses on pathology and illness rather than wellness and recovery. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

Transforming Despair (Joanna Macy)

In American culture, we are conditioned to try to keep a smiling face and remain chipper at all costs. A lack of optimism somehow indicates a lack of competence. Feelings of despair are treated reductionistically as a function of personal maladjustment. This doubles the burden individuals carry. Not only do they feel bad about their world, but they feel bad about feeling bad.

Feeling the pain of the world is not a weakness….

The other side of Mental Health Science — Steve Morgan

Steven has now let me publish several pieces of his work. If you like this piece of his do a search with his name in the right hand corner of this blog to see more of his pieces. He’s one of us making a difference! I’m always thrilled to publish his work. The other side… Continue Reading →

When the Devil Knocks

When the Devil Knocks is the intimate story of a woman suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality.

How to survive practically anything and the problems with accepting a psychiatric diagnosis: Tuesday news and blogs

How to survive (practically) anything — Psychology Today — An interview with psychiatrists Steven Wolin and Sybil Wolin on the belief that adults aren’t prisoners of troubled childhoods. This is pretty darn interesting. Don’t get caught up in the language used. Everyone has a different understanding of what the “recovery” movement is and it’s a… Continue Reading →

The Other Side of Mental Health Science

Steven has now let me publish several pieces of his work. If you like this piece of his do a search with his name in the right hand corner of this blog to see more of his pieces. He’s one of us making a difference! I’m always thrilled to publish his work. The other side… Continue Reading →

Finally, I found the perfect physical therapist

Well, there is a happy epilogue to the home care story. After the latest debacle, I never got back to the home care agency. Prior to that incident I’d had another bad experience. I had no interest in engaging with them after all this as I didn’t feel like being honest and telling them they… Continue Reading →

Orthostatic hypotension, perhaps treating it will help me feel better!!

Oh my, I woke up ready to write a post and was thrown for a loop in the comment section by someone I inadvertently offended. BECAUSE of my poor fried brain which makes it difficult for me to read anything lately, especially the last several days. God, I can’t concentrate on a written piece of… Continue Reading →

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