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Psychosis is…
Pathways from surviving adverse experiences to being deemed “psychotic”
Staircase of Oppression in Mental Health
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MAD, innit?
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Category Archives: Adversity
Dicks on the subway
Jessica Valenti on her experiences growing up in New York City, especially experiences of dicks on subways, of the very real and lasting effects it can have and the compromises that women and even young girls have to make in … Continue reading
“Schizophrenia” does not exist
Jim Van Os and his big list of schitzo stereoptypes “Schizophrenia” does not exist. That some people struggle and suffer and become isolated by that is not in doubt, especially here. That they suffer because they have a “thing” and … Continue reading
Bad things happen and they f#ck you up
Bad things happen and they fuck you up. Continue reading
Hearing Voices Cafe Toronto – On the Radio
Hearing Voices cafe Toronto on the Radio.
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Posted in Adversity, Event, hearing voices, Ideas, Listening
Tagged hearing voices, Hearing Voices Cafe, Toronto
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Life doesn’t frighten me
“I wrote this poem for all children, who for some reason whistle in the dark and who refuse to admit that they’re frightened out of their wits.” -Maya Angelou From the book combining Maya Angelou’s words with Jean Michel Basquiat’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Emancipate yourself..., Healing, Ideas, sh!t is f#cked, Trauma
Tagged Angelou, Basquait, life, Life doesn't frighten me
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Connecting To Madness – Jim van Os
Jim van Os is a psychiatrist who knows understands the devastating consequences of the widespread stereotype of schizo diagnoses. He has been actively researching into relations between environment and diagnoses, especially early adverse experiences and how they relate to becoming … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Healing, hearing voices, Ideas, intrusive thoughts, Psychiatry, Weird
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The most difficult and traumatic memories…
The most difficult and traumatic memories re stored in non-verbal, bodily memory.
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What it’s like to hear voices
What it’s like to hear voices
– at least some of what it’s like for me. Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Emancipate yourself..., Healing, hearing voices
Tagged bully, hear voices, hearing voices, What it's like
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Caitlyn Jenner – we are all different and that’s not a bad thing
Caitlyn Jenner’s speech accepting ESPN’s Arthur Ashe courage award. Transcript from http//:Lybio.net Caitlyn Jenner Emotional Speech ESPYS 2015 ESPN Awards 2015 [Caitlyn Jenner Emotional Speech ESPYS 2015 ESPN Awards 2015] [Caitlyn Jenner (born October 28, 1949), Bruce Jenner:] Wow, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Emancipate yourself..., Ideas, Zero F*cks
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Order of Canada for Pat Capponi recognizes advocacy for those living with mental illness
Pat Capponi had an extra birthday present yesterday – she was awarded the order of Canada yesterday in recognition of her tireless spirit and many years inspirational work advocating for and helping make change possible for the one-in-five [six million] Canadians who … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, life, making sense of "mental illlness"
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