An Effort To Explain “Psychosis”
In society, “reality” is a cultural construct defined by the majority of that culture
Exercising the Right to Speak Out
Clinicians must respect our rights
Effects Of “Broken Brain Syndrome”
I was led to believe I would be forever “sick” no matter how successful my recovery or how creative my writing production.
Melancholy
Sufferers from ‘depression’ have fearful difficulties in trying to come off antidepressants because they revert to their involutional melancholia.
THERAPIST JUDGEMENT CALLS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
he client, the same one I requested be transferred, attempted suicide the night before.
Reflections on ‘Peerness’, Social Work and Supported Housing
I love this work
Addressing Anger at its Source
It seems to me that many of these tragic events have originated from outbursts of uncontrolled or misunderstood rage
What is considered ‘normal’ behavior for a teenager in High School?
Some students fall into a social “no-fly zone”
The relationship between “Inner work” and Symptom Management
Resolution of inner conflicts has a direct impact on how my life has unfolded
LADY MACBETH AND OCD
she is obsessively washing her hands while sleepwalking due to guilt.
What exactly does it mean to be a Peer?
Either we disband every manual out there in mental health, or we must only use the DSM-5
De-bunking ACCCEPTANCE and COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
ACT is a ‘third wave’ behaviour therapy approach with a supposedly ‘expanded perspective on how to guide clients to skilfully self-regulate.emotional distress and conflicting states of mind’,
Your typical ‘crazy’ person or ‘nutbag’
I seem to remember a day when different was both a good thing and a bad thing.
Undiagnosed (Part One): Why Was I Given a Psychiatric Diagnosis?
My parents were taught that “love” was the same as “abuse”; and sadly, it has always been that way.
GOODBYE IS STILL GOODBYE
Adios, arrivederci, au revoir, shalom, ciao, goodbye.
All of them say goodbye, but they say much, much more…
BINARY RELATIONSHIPS COMPLICATING THE CLINICAL PROCESS
It subsumes the patient and encircles him or her in its grasp.
The Early Warning System
I want to introduce a concept called the Early Warning System
I was just following orders…
Are you complicit in using similar rhetoric to achieve your aim and hide your intentions?
The Mental Health Advocacy Spectruum
Why are these the poster patients of AOT? Because the most severely ‘disordered’ folks do not benefit from AOT.
Sleeping Amid the Ruins
I have insomnia, and only sometimes feel somnolent.
I’m a Social Worker: My Mental Health and Well-being Have Been Put to the Test by COVID-19
Working together, I am fully convinced this crisis will only embolden our mission and strengthen our skills further in the social work profession.
ANXIETY: SIMILAR FOR HAMLET AND FOR US
Keep in mind everyone, anxieties, and Mental Health Issues are not death sentences.
Keeping your Head Above Water
Too often it seems we are trapped in our own ignorance, mistakes, and deficits. I
Mcdaggot Surrenders at Life
“I need help,” Mcdaggot admitted.
Unpacking ‘Intersectionality’ in Academic Research
I was first introduced to interdisciplinary studies and trans-concepts as a student in literature and film while at university.
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