Category Archives: Crazy World

One-in-three people suffer paranoia induced by researchers with clipboards on subway

Posted on August 16, 2016 by drkenplacebo

From our Placebo Psychiatry Correspondent DrKen Placebo As my mentor, Dr Stanley Unwin said: ooH! Frabjous, frabjous Joy! Enfoldiwold manifestunfoldywoldy. Article published in Brexit Journal of Pigeon Pokers: BJP Article Telegraph: … Continue reading →

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Tenor Madness – Sonny Rollins & John Coltrane

Posted on August 7, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The only recording of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane playing together, May 1956.

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A person given a diagnosis of “psychosis” is 15 times more likely to …

Posted on July 25, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Wonder how the “voice inside your head” finished off that sentence… Some straight talking… Here’s some data: A person who has been given a diagnosis of psychosis is three times more likely to have been abused as a child than … Continue reading →

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Beware of the flowers…

Posted on July 23, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Beware of the flowers
‘Cause I’m sure they’re gonna get you…Yeah! Continue reading →

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The Sanity of Insanity

Posted on July 22, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Madness is not only understandable – its sometimes necessary Continue reading →

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we spend billions…

Posted on July 20, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Billions on Bollocks: that ‘s what mental health spending looks like. Continue reading →

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we reduce ourselves to fiddling around…

Posted on July 15, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

When we reduce our understanding of human struggle
to a problem of brain chemicals
we reduce ourselves
to fiddling around with chemicals Continue reading →

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Here comes MADx

Posted on July 13, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

First there was Big Ted and Little Ted, then BitMadTed Then came TED, TEDx and REDx Talks… Here comes MADx. See you there… We’ll be in the back room, at the downstairs bar… What’s REDx ? REDx Talks Map

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Hear My Voice

Posted on July 11, 2016 by dave umbongo

Hear My Voice Hear my voice is a group is for those who embrace the voices they hear and want a space where the voices can speak for themselves in their own voice and to dialogue with other voices. If … Continue reading →

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Fight the Power – Public Enemy

Posted on July 10, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power Lemme hear you say Fight the power 1989 the number another summer (get down) Sound of the funky drummer … Continue reading →