The family is making progress with their child just by understanding the schizophrenic language. Through their child's delusions and hallucinations, we have the cause. So, yes, there is meaning in the Schizophrenic language. It is rich with meaning. The parents can actually…

A MH professional had said now they're trying to find meaning in delusions and hallucinations and the new term for antipsychiatry is critical psychiatry. This professional is a prime example of the treatment-resistant professional. He has zero recovery rates, yet he knows…

I’ve been busy helping a family. It never ceases to amaze me how family members get no explanations or insights into the experience of schizophrenia. They are just told their child has an incurable brain disease, which requires medication for life. No explanations, viable…

Is there anyone with lived experience living in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico area, who can help a family? The parents are looking for someone either with lived experience or a professional who has experience in helping people overcome psychosis? The family prefers someone with…

“She was basically calling mental health services all the time, saying ‘I’m not very well’ and asking them to review the drugs... she was really trying to get them to help her, and they just didn’t. One of the nurses suggested she try gardening.”
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My religious delusions had stemmed from my experiences in Sunday School, where I learned of the devil and the prosecution and crucifixion of Christ. Without realizing it, I had associated the devil with my perpetrators and drew parallels between the prosecution and crucifixion of…

While in the throes of schizophrenia, I had no awareness of the extreme trauma I had experienced as a child, especially the sexual abuse. Yet, it manifested in my thoughts and actions, a spillage of unresolved trauma, cleverly concealed for my survival and protection. I had a…

I think MH professionals have made a grave error in judgement when they write people diagnosed with schizophrenia off with a prescription for life. No one is unreachable. No one is beyond hope. There is always a window open into their world. I always had the window open, but…

I have never felt such terror as I did during the onset of schizophrenia (brought on by horrific event). It set off a danger bell in my brain—the fight/flight/freeze response. I tried to run, but there was nowhere to go, and I couldn't confront what had just happened to me, too…

Thank you for saying, ' Drugging people forcibly and in such a horrific manner is deemed 'normal'. This 'normal' isn't healthy.” Forced drugging is not normal. Assault is assault. And forced-drugging is wide-spread, which makes psych wards/hospitals unsafe for anyone. And for…

I had two choices. I could risk getting forcibly drugged on a psych ward or live on the streets. I chose the streets. Let’s stop pretending it has anything to do with the ‘no-insight factor' commonly found in schizophrenia. While on the psych ward, I had enough insight to know…

“He added: “Mental health policies and services are in crisis - not a crisis of chemical imbalances, but of power imbalances. We need bold political commitments, urgent policy responses and immediate remedial action.”

“Mr. Pūras said there was a “grossly unmet” need for…

Schizophrenia was reframed as a biological ‘brain disease’ to fight stigma, even though it has made things far worse. It has also convinced people that schizophrenia is an actual disease—even doctors are claiming it is an actual disease like cancer or diabetes, despite there…

Schizophrenia is a succession of complex, deeply-rooted defenses and psychological strategies designed to fend off a painful reality, and prevent others from gaining entry into the individual’s world.

Drugs replaced the therapeutic relationship decades ago. The brain disease…

I had to step away from X to think about how I would respond to a MH professional who has sent me contemptuous messages. His messages are coming from a place of hostility and rage. Usually, I just block people for their angry outbursts, but this person is now using an anonymous…

Many MH professionals equate schizophrenia to low IQ. Another myth. The trauma I had experienced was so severe that it crushed my language and speech skills; however, I have always been quite bright. I say that not to sound like a braggart, but trauma can cut so deep that it can…

I drove up island to look at puppies. I'll be looking at a couple more litters this weekend. I really miss having a dog, and I really want a Frenchie this time around. I just have to make sure the puppy comes from a reputable breeder and has been tested for health problems. Look…

“In the last two decades, there has been a substantial number of studies indicating a link between schizophrenia (SZ) and early life adversities, such as childhood trauma (CT), which is highly prevalent in psychiatric populations.”

I have been saying this along. The cause of my…

“The truth is that, unlike all other doctors, psychiatrists do not do physical tests to confirm their diagnoses. The reason is simple: it is not seen as necessary to prove that there is something wrong with the brains of patients diagnosed as schizophrenic, bipolar, depressed and…