From Mad in the UK: Why do I do the work that I do? It began with a childlike desire for those I believed in to believe in me. Later, I wanted people experiencing suffering as I once did to know the possibilities of connecting with the joy within. I was optimistic, thinking, “Look at what I have learned. You could do the same.” I had no idea that there are forces resistant to change. For many years, I received mental health services and accepted the “mental illness” diagnoses, which I now call labels. I knew nothing about the history of people losing their human rights. I didn’t realize that others were actively fighting against what they call the mental health system or psychiatry.
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