Category Archives: Crazy World

Hearing voices is more common (and less ‘crazy’) than we might think


A great piece from UK Metro News three years ago with some facts and figures about just how common it is for people to hear voices. And a  great graphic too. Hearing voices in our heads is more common (and less … Continue reading

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If you’ve never seen an elephant ski…


If you’ve never seen an elephant ski you’ve never been on acid – Eddie izzard …or watched Babaa

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Heidegger in the Kitchen


I’m a Jelly Baby, You’re a Jelly Baby. Let’s cook. Continue reading

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the sky’s ablaze


The sky’s ablaze with ladies legs, he’d say
They’re kicking from the clouds, shoes fall through the morning haze
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reality is whatever you can get away with


What we can learn to make sense of is without limit. Continue reading

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Disempowered and disconnected


The core experience of trauma is feeling disconnected and disempowered.
Ironic then, that so often our approach to mental health and the systems we build leave people feeling disconnected and disempowered. Continue reading

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ADHD Nation


From New York Times Book Review, a review by Steve Silberman of ADHD Nation written by Alan Schwarz and telling the story of the Making of an American Epidemic, one that has sadly been followed in many other countries. Disorders … Continue reading

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Tell me that I’m dreaming – Was (Not Was)


Can we who man the ship of state deny
[it is somewhat out of ] control…. Continue reading

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Open letter from a mother in recovery


The thing we call “Mental Health” system so often clamps its iron jaws around us – disabling not just the person given the diagnosis but also their entire family. The effect can be devastating, and it often takes a decade or … Continue reading

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American Idiot – Green Day


Don’t want to be an American idiot. One nation controlled by the media. Information age of hysteria. It’s calling out to idiot America. American Idiot Don’t wanna be an American idiot. Don’t want a nation under the new mania And … Continue reading

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