Category Archives: The Mad Ones

The only ones for me are the mad ones…

the psychiatrist’s office – Dr Bullock & The Muppets

Posted on January 30, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

What every psychiatrist’s office could use  a little more of… phe-no-me-nah! . . . . . boy,  you sure are  crazy! . . . . related posts… psychiatry – in recovery   https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/psychiatry-in-recovery/   manamana     https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/manamana/  

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who – David Byrne & St Vincent

Posted on January 26, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Who walks this dusty road? Who always pulls their weight? Who’s this?! Inside of me Who made a big mistake Who sees these constellations Seen in those spinning round Carry these men and women Who get lost when the sun … Continue reading →

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Midnight’s Children

Posted on January 20, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Salman Rushdie’s magical realism tale of children born around  midnight on August 15, 1947, when India transitioned into independent Republic of India – “born in the hour of freedom, handcuffed to history”. The central character Saleem is born on the … Continue reading →

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hey Joe

Posted on January 18, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Songwriter: BILLY ROBERTS Hey Joe, a-where you goin’ with that gun in your hand Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand, oh yeahI’m going down to shoot my old lady You know I caught … Continue reading →

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fear is the worst of it …

Posted on January 15, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Fear is real. Just like voices. And, uncannily,  voices often represent or speak-to a person’s deepest, unspoken, unspeakable fears. Fear is visceral- palpable – you can feel it – in your chest, your heart thumping, heightened state of awareness, alertness. … Continue reading →

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INSiDE

Posted on January 14, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Ever wondered what it can be like hearing voices without actually hearing voices? I can not and would not dream of attempting to pretend that I know what other people experience, nor would I lay any claims  to know some … Continue reading →

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stone free – Jimi Hendrix

Posted on January 11, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

They talk about me like a dog Talkin’ about the clothes I wear But they don’t realize they’re the ones who’s square . Everyday in the week I’m in a different city If I stay too long people try to … Continue reading →

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knowledge and power and lifecrap – Michel Foucault

Posted on January 7, 2014 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Michel Foucault rocked the world with his ideas and his efforts to reveal and question the relationships between claims to knowledge, claims to power and authority over others. No claim to authority, no matter how banal, comes without a corresponding … Continue reading →

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Childhood Adversity and Psychosis – John Read

Posted on November 27, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

John Read says he always does what Jacqui Dillon and Eleanor Longden tell him. They they told him to talk in Cork, so he did. Here it is – John Read  Cork at the Meanings of Madness Conference outlining the … Continue reading →

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STOP IT – Bob Newhart

Posted on November 25, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Newhart’s take on a talk therapy designed to fit with busy life and modern bureaucratic charging regimes… We charge $5 for the first five minutes and then absolutely nothing after that. I can almost guarantee the session will not take … Continue reading →

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