Category Archives: Crazy World

TopDog Talks Drugs

Posted on August 19, 2013 by dave umbongo

 A reblog today of  a recent piece by me ol’ mucka  TopDog Ashton, the voice only one person can hear.  TopDog gives us his voice-eye perspective on a question: is pills, drugs, meds a lifestyle choice? and on what it … Continue reading →

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psych meds and drugs – some straight talk

Posted on August 14, 2013 by dave umbongo

So much talk about mental health  is really just talk about about drugs. on meds                         v       off meds  meds as magical cure  v     … Continue reading →

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hospital can’t force anti-psychotic drug on patient – Ontario Appeal Court Ruling

Posted on August 6, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

In an important  ruling that took three-and-a-half years and that went almost unreported in media – thank you National Post – the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled last week, making it clear that doctors and hospitals cannot ignore the rights … Continue reading →

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bullet – Rhymefest

Posted on July 21, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Feauring: Citizen Cope Lyrics to Bullet : [Rhymefest] Straight outta highschool he didn’t know what to do Wanted to go to college but no money was nothin’ new Wanted to get away go see the world and do somethin’ new … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo – On being sane in insane places. pt 4

Posted on July 19, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

“Around the same time that the Jack Nicholson character in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest was trying to get out of psychiatric hospital, a group of eight people were doing just the opposite.” So begins this excellent radio show … Continue reading →

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The Backlash – On Being Sane In Insane Places pt2

Posted on July 17, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The response to David Rosenhan’s experiment [see part 1 here] from the  private members club the American Psychiatric Assciation was far from being a happy one. [see right] It was after all their game, their club and their ball and they’ll cry if they … Continue reading →

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“Thud” – On Being Sane in Insane Places. pt 1

Posted on July 14, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This short clip tells of David Rosenhan’s famous experiment. The clip is from Adam Curtis’ movie documentary project  The Trap.      Part 1: F*ck You Buddy   Rosenhan had been following the work of R.D. Laing [right] who was one of … Continue reading →

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the combo – psychiatric soup

Posted on July 12, 2013 by dave umbongo

[…continued from Reducing the pool of normal] The Big Book of Woe, soup-in-a-can, psychiatrists as car mechanics and dreaming of white lavender scented  sheets… DSM and inclusion For all the fuss, at least DSM5 is, unlike  its predecessors,  inclusive – since its … Continue reading →

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Now we’re all crazy – what’s next?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

.. Poster – Easy print version  We encourage you to share, print and post the poster. here is a  pdf  [8.5″ x 11″]          now we’re all crazy-poster-8thJul2013 . . We invite you to help start a conversation… … Continue reading →

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Pill Poppers

Posted on June 18, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

BBC Horizon documentary about our relationship with tiny little tablets of crushed powder that seem to have magical properties. It also says a lot about our society’s magical belief in the power of Doctors and scientists to fix everything that … Continue reading →

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