Psychiatrist’s and Psychologist’s are not experts about life. Their ‘diagnoses’ are their constructions of people’s distress and are not to be confused with fact.
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology as ‘disciplines’ are concerned primarily with self interest and power. Don’t believe their hype…not that many people here will…
Thanks for telling your story Emily. I’ve always found that difficulties are understandable given the unique experiences everyone has. No one needs to be categorised, no one needs a pseudo-scientific label – I’ve worked with too many people who’ve lost years because of the nonsense they were told when at their most vulnerable…
https://www.academia.edu/37156309/Personal_Construct_Psychology_for_Hearing_Voices
https://www.academia.edu/15367587/A_Community_of_Voices
Ideas for engaging constructively with voices from a constructivist theory…
Maybe useful…maybe not
klh
Really interesting, thanks for sharing your story
https://www.academia.edu/15367587/A_Community_of_Voices
klh
Thanks for your reply Jeannie. I hope the links are of interest.
Kev
https://www.academia.edu/15367587/A_Community_of_Voices
Great article, thank you!!
https://www.academia.edu/37156309/Personal_Construct_Psychology_for_Hearing_Voices
Full article in here pages 10-13:
https://issuu.com/juliecrompton/docs/july_18_mag_webversion
Psychiatrist’s and Psychologist’s are not experts about life. Their ‘diagnoses’ are their constructions of people’s distress and are not to be confused with fact.
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology as ‘disciplines’ are concerned primarily with self interest and power. Don’t believe their hype…not that many people here will…
https://www.academia.edu/29213148/Making_Sense_of_Distress_without_using_Psychiatric_Labels
It could perhaps be used in conjunction with these ideas
https://www.academia.edu/15367587/A_Community_of_Voices
Thanks for telling your story Emily. I’ve always found that difficulties are understandable given the unique experiences everyone has. No one needs to be categorised, no one needs a pseudo-scientific label – I’ve worked with too many people who’ve lost years because of the nonsense they were told when at their most vulnerable…
https://www.academia.edu/29213148/Making_Sense_of_Distress_without_using_Psychiatric_Labels
The exasperation and despair I felt with regards to some of my colleagues led to this…
https://www.academia.edu/8552213/Clinical_Psychologist_or_Covert_Psychiatrist
Best wishes
Kev
Thanks for the article Michael, excellent and spot on in my view. Like Orwell, George Kelly was onto something similar years ago…
http://www.academia.edu/11544972/Kellyan_Hostility_in_Psychiatry_and_Psychology
klh
You might find this interesting…
https://www.academia.edu/15367587/A_Community_of_Voices
‘So little compassion, understanding and humanity. When and how is the system going to change?’
Sadly it will probably take a generation or two. Too many vested interests…
https://www.academia.edu/11544972/Kellyan_Hostility_in_Psychiatry_and_Psychology