Intellectualization Results From Blocked Childhood Trauma | Daniel Mackler
Intellectualization is when people use their intellect, their logic, or their abstract reasoning to avoid having to deal with feelings.
A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression
From Psychology Today: An exhaustive new review debunks the âchemical imbalanceâ theory of depression, despite its persistence among physicians and the public.
Dr. Gabor Maté on the Truth About ADHD and Anxiety
From The Joe Rogan Experience: "The so-called experts say that ADHD is 'the most heritable mental illness there is,'" says renowned physician Gabor Maté. "But I say, it's neither an illness, nor is it heritable."
A Psychiatrist Tries Antipsychotics: Seroquel
From Fugitive Psychiatrist: "I canât believe I have patients walking around on 800mg of this stuff. Thereâs no way in good conscience I could dose this BID (sic) unless a patient consented to 20 hours of sleep a day."
Psychosis Is an Expression of Early Childhood Trauma | Daniel Mackler
From Daniel Mackler/Wild Truth: What makes psychosis confusing is that an eruption of infant trauma is expressing itself through the lens, the body, and the voice of someone who is now an adult.
The Shamanic View of ‘Mental Illness’: Birth of a Healer
From Uplift: "The Western culture has consistently ignored the birth of the healer. Consequently, there will be a tendency... to keep trying as many people as possible in an attempt to get somebody's attention."
Renowned Harvard Psychologist Says ADHD is Largely a Fraud
From Curious Mind Magazine: Jerome Kagan, one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, believes that the diagnosis of ADHD is a mere...
Does âMental Illnessâ Exist? The Problem With Psychiatric Diagnosis
From IAI, the Institute of Art and Ideas: We have better ways forward than the current, largely unchallenged understandings of emotional distress which do not reflect reality â either in terms of the evidence, or in terms of peopleâs lives.
Lancet Editor Proclaims Half of All Scientific Studies are False
Collective Evolution discusses a recent commentary by the editor of The Lancet stating that "much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue."
I Was a Cult Member in the Cult of Psychiatry
From Mental Hellth: Today I believe OCD is a trauma response. But at the time I believed what the psychiatrist told me, that there was something structurally wrong with my brain.
Jordan Peterson in Russia Detoxing From Benzos After Near-Death Experience
From National Post: "The medication almost killed my dad. Heâs a psychologist and even he wasnât aware of how bad these medications are for some people," writes Mikhaila Peterson.
The Power of Addiction and the Addiction to Power | Gabor Maté, MD
From TEDx Talks: Which addiction is greaterâan individual drug addiction, or the addiction to oil, to consumerism, to acquisition and power over others? Which causes the greater harm?
This is the Truth About Personality Disorders
From The Independent: Armchair diagnoses of personality disorders are a rising trend, from speculations that President Trump has narcissistic personality disorder to viral articles about discerning...
Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for ‘Harmful’ Responses After Firing Human Staff
From VICE: âEvery single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder," said an activist who posted screenshots of her interaction with the chat bot.
Consciousness Is an Act of Rebellion
From Daniel Mackler: To become Self-aware, to begin to have a conscious relationship with our internal Self, is to begin to break out of all the systems that are unconscious.
Toxic Schools Worsening Toxic Stress: The Destructive Reign of Standardized Education, Pathology, Medication and...
From HERE This NOW: Advances in science in the last thirty years help us realize the fallacy of "mind over matter," yet we still hold an entrenched belief that children and adults possess 100% conscious control over their behavior.
The Hypersane Are Among Us, if Only We Are Prepared to Look
From Aeon: If there is such a thing as hypersanity, the implication is that mere sanity is not all itâs cracked up to be, a state of dormancy and dullness with less vital potential even than madness.
The Disorder That Affects Us All: What You Need to Know About Developmental Trauma
From the Institute for Attachment and Child Development: Two articles discuss the primary cause of many mental, physical, and behavioral health problems, which often goes unaddressed in mainstream approaches.
Big Pharma and AMA Respond to John Oliver
WSJ Pharmalot links to comedian John Oliver's satirical criticism of marketing in medicine, and provides responses from the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America and the American Medical Association.
What I Wish I Had Known Before I Stopped Taking Antidepressants, and Before I...
From the Washington Examiner: I learned the hard way that doctors can be remarkably casual about things patients canât afford to be when it comes to putting people on, and taking them off, antidepressants.
Depression and Serotonin: It Was All a F*cking Lie | Russell Brand
Comedian Russell Brand offers a humorous take on the recent news that depression has not been found to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
Federal Judge Finds Texas Use of Psychotropic Drugs on Foster Children ‘Appalling’
From KERA News: "These children are being repeatedly raped in [DFPS's] care," said Judge Janis Jack. "Theyâre being drugged in your care if they complain. If their behavior is not up to snuff, theyâre getting psychotropic drugs. And that is not safe."
Hospitalizing People for Mental Illness Can Be Worse Than Putting Them in Prison
-Chandra Bozelko has been involuntarily committed and imprisoned, and has strong opinions on which is more therapeutic.
Marijuana and Suicide
A new three-part series from Parents Opposed to Pot explores the link between marijuana and suicide.
Part 1: Marijuana and Suicide, a Growing Risk for Our...
A Therapist Grapples With Diagnosis Culture
From Mental Hellth: When seemingly everyone has a DSM disorder, how do we find out what's actually going on?