Author Archives: dave umbongo

is this the real thing…?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by dave umbongo

Is this the real thing or is this just fantasy? What is “real”? Is it just the crap on TV? If so, is it only real if it’s called “reality TV”? And  if it is reality TV whose reality is it … Continue reading →

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PWLE – WTF?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by dave umbongo

What is this term “PWLE”  anyhoo? “Person With Lived Experience” I guess folks who use it think they are being respectful. Well, I say it’s  bollocks. And it’s high time someone did . .Why? Let’s examine its components… Person – … Continue reading →

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voices inside my head – Sting and 400,000 people, Warsaw

Posted on May 29, 2013 by dave umbongo

Sting in Warsaw Leading a sing-a-long of “Voices inside my head” There are not many words- ten- so please ,join in too. Chemical imbalance my ass indeed. https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/chemical-imbalance-my-ass/

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Voices Matter

Posted on May 3, 2013 by dave umbongo

Voices Matter is a 23 min movie documenting the World Hearing Voices Congress 2013 in Cardiff, Wales. The hearing voices movement is 25 years old began when Patsy Hague asked of her psychiatrist Dr Marius Romme : “how come you believe in … Continue reading →

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Mama we’er all crazee now

Posted on April 25, 2013 by dave umbongo

Dateline 1972 The Slade: Don Powell, Jim Lea, Dave Hill,  and Noddy Holder . Two score plus one more years ago these fine gentlemen from The Black Country  like,   TOTALLY  predicted the contents of DSM5 and, unwittingly, also gave the American Pyschiatric Association their strategy … Continue reading →

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bullying sucks – day of pink – 10 April 2013

Posted on April 10, 2013 by dave umbongo

Pinktastic pinkathon! Get cher pink on and make a stand against bullying – today and everyday. Rick Mercer wants you to join him in wearing pink today 10 April 2013 . . . . . . Rick Mercer wants you … Continue reading →

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HUAD – Mass Outbreak

Posted on February 21, 2013 by dave umbongo

Just in – evidence, this from from Germany, of an unverified mass outbreak of HUAD in the general population. like it says, gotta be better ways of making a living, eh?       HUAD – Head up Ass Disorder…Real Disorders in for an … Continue reading →

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HUAD – Head Up Ass Disorder

Posted on February 18, 2013 by dave umbongo

Head Up Ass Disorder A condition which typically affects members of professional bodies and representatives of large corporations that are built on claims of dodgy science and marketing untruths. Members of APA were found to be over represented in epidemiology … Continue reading →

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fuck “stigma”

Posted on February 8, 2013 by dave umbongo

easy print [pdf] version fuck stigma – understanding stigma

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born to learn – adolescence is not a mental disorder

Posted on January 18, 2013 by dave umbongo

How did we come to see adolescence as a problem? Worse yet, how did we come to accept some dodgy doctor’s treament of adolescence as some kind of diagnosable mental illness? and one that is best dealt with by administering … Continue reading →

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