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.

come laugh your head off!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Come Laugh Your Head Off! The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Presents: LAUGHING LIKE CRAZY Comedy Showcase Featuring stand-up comedy performances by graduates of the first ever Young Adult Program! (ages 19 to 32) Writing comedy about experiences of the … Continue reading →

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Richard Bentall – Diagnoses are psychiatry’s star signs. Let’s listen more and drug people less

Posted on January 19, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

UK Guardian Monday 31 August 2009 Diagnoses are psychiatry’s star signs. Let’s listen more and drug people less The biological approach to treating mental illness has been a lamentable failure. We must focus on a patient as a person  Surveying … Continue reading →

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There is a Fault in Reality

Posted on January 17, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Excellent 30min movie about people who  hear voices. Features Jaqui Dillon, Peter Bullimore  and John Swift link… [snagfilm id=”f2511e70-c2b0-11e0-bf7a-0026bb61d036″] Now available on You Tube… -thanks Jacqui Dillon

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