Category Archives: making sense of “mental illlness”

got a diagnsis? trying to make sense of what it means?
A diagnosis can be a good place to start understanding – it might even be enough for you.

For most of us it is not the end but the start of making our own sense of what is happening in our life and what we can do about it.

HUAD – Mass Outbreak

Posted on February 21, 2013 by dave umbongo

Just in – evidence, this from from Germany, of an unverified mass outbreak of HUAD in the general population. like it says, gotta be better ways of making a living, eh? HUAD – Head up Ass Disorder…Real Disorders in for an … Continue reading →

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how mad are you?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

BBC Horizon’s version of the 21st century’s most popular parlour game …Guess My Diagnosis! Staged like a “reality” TV show, ten volunteers are whisked away to Hever castle in south of England, to participate in a series of “tests” supervised … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, compulsive behaviours, making sense of "mental illlness", mania & depression, obssessve thoughts, The Mad Ones | Tagged diagnosis, mental health | 1 Comment

Bingo! part 2. Psychosis: Six Steps rule out medical causes in kids

Posted on January 30, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Part two in a series, sharing information you can use to empower yourself when dealing with health professionals who seem more interested in the speed of their diagnosis than on figuring out what’s really going on, today a differential diagnosis algorithm devised … Continue reading →

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Bingo! – Differential Diagnosis of Psychotic Symptoms

Posted on January 29, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you’ve ever watched an episode of House, then you’ve seen how a differential diagnosis works. Patient turns up with mystery illness and doctors play guess my diagnosis – guessing wrong many times and much strutting is strutted before the … Continue reading →

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Unlikely friends take documentary look at mental illness – Mars Project

Posted on January 28, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article in Toronto Star 19 Jan 2013 telling the story of friends Jonathan Balazs and Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart and the film they have been making together that tells of Khari’s story, and how his encounters with the mental health system have … Continue reading →

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Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses

Posted on January 21, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Are we, as a society, already scared of our own emotions? and more especially the emotions of others? It often seems that there are signs everywhere that this is so: and that it really ain’t working out too well for us, and less … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, Learning, psychosis, The Mad Ones, what's going on? | Tagged Anxiety, Brain That Changes Itself, grief, mental health | 7 Comments

the kids aren’t alright – the offspring

Posted on January 20, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Chances thrown Nothing’s free Longing for what used to be Still it’s hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams The Kids aren’t alright – The Offspring When we were young the future was so bright The old neighborhood … Continue reading →

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“schizophrenia” or poor sleep?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A study from Bristol University, UK exploring the impact of poor sleep on brain development. Researchers conclude that poor sleep may be a cause, not a result, of symptoms of “schizophrenia”, or indeed many other problems. The original article in … Continue reading →

Posted in mania & depression, psychosis, sleep, The Mad Ones | Tagged Bristol University, hearing voices, psychosis, schizophrenia, Sleep disorder | 3 Comments

When survival is a symbol of success

Posted on December 7, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A piece from Toronto Star today about Earla Dunbar and Paul Rennie, their own fights to find recovery and a better life, the work they do together, their friendship and their home. “When you’ve had to fight for your life … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Schizophrenia as a Progressive Brain Disease

Posted on November 28, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

An important article by some of the world’s most prominent researchers into what psychiatry calls “schizophrenia” and published in The Schizophrenia Bulletin. The article examines evidence from a number of perspectives and concludes that… The condition psychiatry calls “schizophrenia”: is … Continue reading →