More of a vent about not being able to find anti-psych people irl.

I feel alone. I can't have it both ways.

I am in a community where we obsess over big men (LGBT space) and i am pretty sure they are ok with therapy.

I am also in a community that's anti therapy (which I am anti) and we share the same collective experience of being traumatized in the psych system.

I cant ever find anyone who's in both communities. Someone i can be a partner with and who won't deny the abuse i went through in the system.

THIS ISNT FAIR.

JUST ONE FRIEND AND PARTNER. THATS ALL I ASK. I NEVER FEEL HEARD IN EITHER COMMUNITY.

I'm not sure where the best place to vent is.

I'm autistic, have multiple personalities (DID), C-PTSD, and some intense attachment issues. Dunno if those labels are forbidden here.

I've just broken things off with my last therapist. I've been in and out of therapy for 20 years. Really felt hopeful with this last one--- she was pretty good but she kept having to cancel me last minute. 6 times in 7 months might not seem like a lot, but with the attachment trauma, I'd go through the five phases of grief in a matter of days each time. Then I'd have to try to rebuild inner trust when I saw her again. It was such a waste of time when I'm trying to work on my trauma.

Finally said I'm done.

Now I'm left with being back to just me, and I don't plan on finding another therapist anytime soon. I'm so tired of not really having any hope for healing, especially being low income. There are all sorts of interesting modalities I don't have the money to try. Plus, even if I did, I'm not sure I'd want to spend my money on something that probably won't work anyway. Nothing else has over the years-- I'm worse off now than I ever was.

I get that modern medicine and the mental health model are broken, it's just that there's not really anything else to try. I was getting free therapy through a state grant at a local clinic. That's really all I have access to.

I'm on meds that I pay out of pocket for. Nothing has ever really worked for me though, and I get side effects from everything. Recently experienced disbelief and suspicion from my med management provider at the amount of side effects I got from a tiny dose of an antipsychotic.

I was really hopeful that something could work but now I feel like, this is it. This is as good as it gets. I just keep masking, falling apart and putting myself back together, and going on, and on...and on.

I have been taking psych meds for three years and I'm having some hypocondria crisis right now on how my brain got destroyed forever on these meds and reading about people's bad experiences is making it worse. Before taking these meds, I used to draw, paint all the time, I used to feel everything, I used to have so much imagination and motivation to make stuff but it's been 3 years on these meds and all of this is gone. I have been feeling nothing but miserable on these meds and even suicidal, they were prescribed because of my ptsd but it's not even helping, what was helping me was painting. Please tell me some of you were able to get back to your real self once off these meds, that everything went back to normal, that you got your motivation, will to live, passion, and cognitive abilities back.

#State Constitutional Amendments "Unite NY poll shows New Yorkers support term limits and (70% for) citizen referendum." https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2024/11/28/unite-ny-poll-shows-new-yorkers-support-term-limits

#False Claims Act "Mental health therapist based in Omaha pleads no contest to Medicaid fraud." https://www.ketv.com/article/mental-health-therapist-based-in-omaha-pleads-no-contest-to-medicaid-fraud/63033971

#Everyone should have the option of solitary florida "Man allegedly strikes another patient in face at mental health clinic...review the surveillance footage of the incident...charge of simple battery." https://www.leesburg-news.com/2024/11/28/man-allegedly-strikes-another-patient-in-face-at-mental-health-clinic/ When this happened to me July 2019, nurse lydia pemberton injected me with haldol to obstruct calling 911.

#unhappy "Bhutan’s growing mental health challenges...depression cases surged by 252 percent...to 2,687 in 2023." Gross National Happiness is a failure without weed legalization. https://kuenselonline.com/tackling-bhutans-growing-mental-health-challenges/

#crazy bathroom "Dear Eric: Your response to “Sad In Urinetown” strongly implies that urinating on plants can only be a mentally disordered behavior. I challenge this...generally a healthy fertilizer." https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/11/29/asking-eric-thomas-pees-in-the-yard/

#actors "Roman Kemp has stopped taking anti-depressants after 16 years to ‘understand emotions.’ https://metro.co.uk/2024/11/29/roman-kemp-stopped-taking-anti-depressants-16-years-understand-emotions-22087309/

#side effects "laryngeal dystonia (can't breathe) due to haloperidol...risk factors for dystonic reactions including younger age, male gender, and a prior history of extrapyramidal-related side effects to other medications." https://www.cureus.com/articles/322979-haloperidol-induced-laryngeal-dystonia-a-case-report-on-an-antipsychotic-associated-airway-emergency#!/

#misdiagnosis "psychiatric diagnoses themselves are highly contested, biased, and often misogynistic. They are frequently used in cases where women and girls have experienced significant trauma and abuse. If the diagnoses are so controversial and lack a robust evidence base, how can they be used with such lethal certainty to declare there is no hope for improvement?" https://whatwouldjesssay.substack.com/p/mps-have-voted-for-euthanasia-in?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#chemical restraint "greater increase in complaints, especially those related to the target of R/S (restraint and seclusion), among for‐profits relative to nonprofits." https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7440569/

#Thyroid "recent abstract presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America suggested that levothyroxine use in people with typical hormone ranges could lead to lower bone mass and density." https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/common-thyroid-drug-levothyroxine-linked-to-bone-mass-loss

#My experiences November 28 5:30 PM mother slandered me twice for not being able to sit from the back hernia. Also she lied that eating spinach and other healthy vegetarian food made me fat, not the pills. November 29 8:20 and 10:31 AM she told me what to wear.

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"Difficult client" "client refuses treatment"

#corruption "MANILA -- Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Monday said he has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the "tragic condition of the patients" at the National Center for Mental Health...alleged corruption in NCMH's management." https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/03/23/tulfo-seeks-probe-into-govt-mental-health-facility

"Can Antipsychotics Increase Mortality Risk? A New Study Shows It Might." https://www.hcplive.com/view/can-antipsychotics-increase-mortality-risk-a-new-study-shows-it-might

"Man With Schizoaffective Disorder Stops the Voices With Music." https://www.vice.com/en/article/man-with-schizoaffective-disorder-stops-voices-music/

#it's a trap "new study by researchers at the Universities of Liverpool, Glasgow, and Powys Teaching Health Board, found that 1 in 69 (360,000) adults in the U.K. are using antipsychotic medications long-term, yet more than half of them (56%) may not receive adequate health monitoring." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-patients-uk-antipsychotics.html

#Dogs "Dogs can literally lower our stress levels without even trying." https://www.gq.com/story/why-having-a-dog-is-so-good-for-your-mental-health

#Supreme Court Sell case, "without causing severe side effects" is false. https://www.studocu.com/en-us/messages/question/10381971/what-are-the-four-prongs-of-sell-and-list-four-different-cases-that-represents-each-prong

#TV St. Denis Medical season 1 episode 4 "It's all good. We all have our psycho moments."

Family Guy season 14 episode 4 Peternormal Activity "The guys visit an abandoned asylum, where they hope to come up with ideas for their horror movie,"

#grief "when in fact, their responses are normal given the catastrophic nature of the loss,” she said." https://archive.is/DK805 Grandma raised me. Since she passed away, arguments (the only reason I've been to the psych ward) increased in the family.

#train crimes “Even if he stood in jail longer, let’s say he’s sitting in jail for two years, that has nothing to do with the fact that he needed help,” Adams." https://www.myhometowntoday.com/news/statewide/new-york/new-york-leaders-seek-to-expand-mental-health-options Other new york politicians disagree and say the violent criminal needed more jail time. antipsychotics do not prevent crime.

#pills worsen people "Antipsychotics, antidepressants, and benzodiazepines do not appear to have a protective association with all-cause mortality in patients with schizophrenia when controlling for immortal time bias (ITB), suggesting that the effects of these drugs on mortality may be overestimated." https://www.mims.com/malaysia/news-updates/topic/long-term-benefits-of-medications-for-schizophrenia-called-into-question

#rehab is a failure "involuntarily committing somebody is the worst avenue...“I don’t think people should be snatched off the street and thrown into treatment. I do think that people should have other alternatives,” he said...everyone has the right to individual autonomy. They can do whatever they want with their own bodies." https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/involuntary-treatment

My friend has been worried about gang stalking for years and has been diagnosed with psychotic symptoms. When I ask why they believe this, they can't give any answer other than "I just feel like some weird people are watching me. It's just a feeling." I ask if there's any evidence an outside observer could go off of, and they say no, there's no evidence. They're particularly worried about a spiritual cult of psychics infiltrating their mind. The paranoia is literally ruining their life, they have no help for it and no money.

Except recently something did actually happen that could point to a stalker. A random stranger followed them around in a store and said creepy things like "I know you" and "you should join me" and then the store employee called the cops and this person was presumably arrested. They got it on video, and I saw it. They have yet to find out from law enforcement what this person's deal is. They very well may have a stalker, but they're jumping to the conclusion that it must a part of a spiritual gang stalking effort where like hundreds of people are monitoring them and trying to hijack their psyche. They say there doesn't need to be any evidence for them to believe it, true stalkers would give no evidence (which makes no sence, because how would you know about it then?). Again, based only on "vibes." How can I determine if there's any truth to this and how can I help them?

#trying to change religions "break down the barriers separating hospitals from houses of worship." northwell is a "jewish" company that injected me for asking for a Quran and never let me meet an imam. they are trying to turn religious people into psychs, contradicting the no intoxicant rule. Islam specifically says never to change it and Mohammed is the final prophet. https://religionnews.com/2024/09/17/why-new-yorks-largest-health-system-is-turning-to-clergy-for-help/

#poison the homeless utah, "violating individuals’ privacy...Her concern is about law enforcement being able to access health history information...board also wants the possibility of involuntary commitment." https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2024-11-25/utah-lawmakers-to-consider-know-by-name-data-sharing-on-homelessness-next-year

#psychiatry causes addiction "Psychiatric Drug Use May Increase the Risk for Persistent Opioid Use in Some Patients." https://www.rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/psychiatric-drug-use-may-increase-the-risk-of-persistent-opioid-use-in-some-patients/

#“They can do whatever they want to you" indiana, "It feels antiquated in 2024 that's the only way you can file a complaint,” said Hunley. “We definitely need to have a portal. We have complaint portals for other agencies...certain medical records missing signatures and documents lacking important information like patients not agreeing to give consent...Options Behavioral Health is accredited by an organization called The Joint Commission." https://www.wrtv.com/news/wrtv-investigates/a-crisis-cant-wait-senator-calls-for-change-following-wrtv-investigation-into-mental-health-facilities

#Deinstitutionalization new york job listing, "NYS Seeks Director of Olmstead Implementation." https://rightsandrecovery.org/e-news-bulletins/2024/11/22/nys-seeks-director-of-olmstead-implementation/

#Don't approve the f.d.a. "Trump’s FDA Pick Thinks Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’ That Causes Heart And Mental Health Problems." https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trumps-fda-pick-thinks-marijuana-is-a-gateway-drug-that-causes-heart-and-mental-health-problems/

#lonely "Empathy and inclusivity, rather than pressure to conform, are key to addressing loneliness." https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/how-isolation-shapes-perceptions-of-culture/

#TV Brilliant Minds season 1 episode 9 "doctors and politicians. can't get a straight answer out of either of them."

#family values "Are you willing to go to war for your country? Do you support the death penalty? Do you feel connected to and trust people in your community? The answers to these questions are all connected to whether you live around family, say researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine." https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241125/New-research-explores-the-psychological-effects-of-living-near-family.aspx I wouldn't join the military where there's supporters of forced psychiatry. I'm not connected to local republicans.

#My experiences November 26 11:30 AM mother repeatedly violated HIPAA, screamed and almost broke my door. said she'd evict me for talking to the therapist she forces me to go to. 1:36 PM she told my dog to "go away."

#Comedy "Fact-Checking RFK Jr. On Health...Claim: Fluoride is a “toxic pollutant” and “industrial waste” that should be taken out of public drinking water." https://theonion.com/fact-checking-rfk-jr-on-health/

#Videos My psychiatrist Dr. Gurevich talks about the holistic, including for Orthodox Jews. https://youtu.be/N0m7pAfrqr8

#TV "Watch K-dramas to improve your mental health, therapist says." https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3287523/watch-k-dramas-improve-your-mental-health-therapist-says-and-some-viewers-agree

#sports "Carlo Ancelotti rages at Spanish media questions Kylian Mbappe's mental health at Real Madrid...speculating about problems of this type is a bit ugly." https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/ancelotti-rages-questions-kylian-mbappe-mental-health-madrid/6722d7e63b4436460552b5dc

"two groups also endorsed boxing as an effective means of controlling impulses and aggression," https://www.nursingtimes.net/mental-health/a-boxing-intervention-on-inpatient-mental-health-wards-25-11-2024/

#dangerous psych wards ghana, "the conditions under which we offer treatment reinforce this idea of internalised stigma,” he said, emphasising that patients’ self-worth can be influenced by the state of the facilities they encounter. "This idea that you have no future, that you’re worthless.You come, and it’s dirty, crowded, old, and broken down.” https://www.asaaseradio.com/gis-commission-washroom-at-accra-psychiatric-hospital/?utm_campaign=gis-commission-washroom-at-accra-psychiatric-hospital&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&amp=1 racists Matthew Shepard James Byrd Jr. hate crimed me and my ex at the modern architecture of northwell zucker hillside.

#conflicts of interest "Psychiatry: from interest in conflicts to conflicts of interest...publication bias: positive trials are published while the negative ones remain forever as "data on file", or at most they are presented at a small meeting as a poster or shown at a website in a very concise format." https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1805726/

#Marijuana "shared vulnerability hypothesis, genetic, gestational, or environmental factors predispose individuals to both cannabis use and psychosis. In this scenario, the likelihood of engaging in cannabis use shares the same origin as the risk of psychosis spectrum symptoms...increase in the number of psychosis spectrum symptoms and associated distress leading up to cannabis initiation was observed before cannabis use started, aligning well with the self-medication hypothesis." "psychosis" is already there before first cannabis use. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-psychosis-symptoms-adolescent-cannabis.html

#psychiatrists are delusional "Natalie’s account reveals commonalities between delusions and ordinary beliefs and supports the view that delusions can be understood in terms of cognitive processes across the stages of normal belief formation." https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/what-delusions-can-tell-us-about-the-cognitive-nature-of-belief/

#the other (civil) ukraine war "fake certificates...904 medical facilities in Ukraine that can provide such examinations." https://unn.ua/en/news/new-rules-for-psychiatric-examinations-in-ukraine-what-patients-will-face-in-2025

#My experiences November 23 5:20 PM mother hate crimed my beard. 8:19 PM rather than care about me choking from post nasal drip, father screamed "oh come on."

The title pretty much explains it. The "mental health awareness" movement of the last decade has served to tell everyone with very common and real human issues that they have a "diagnosis" and subsequently need some type of meds.

This has shifted the image of mental illness to something every drone worker across the nation has that can easily be fixed. For those who have experienced extreme mania and/or psychosis, there is no acceptance or understanding. Its the same old schtick, same old meds, same old shitty treatment.

In fact, we're having more and more people who blindly trust in the psychiatric system and are openly advocating for reducing involuntary commitment standards because they hate seeing and interacting with homeless people.

Just a thought.

Is there any supplement or nootropic that can reverse the effects of Seroquel?

Ok honestly I am stuck now. I keep venting to my friends and now they run away.

Before my life got wrecked by the MH system, my plan would be to go to my therapist to vent.

After that, therapist is out of the cards.

I would like to see someone who can take my vents and give reassurance, but doesn't have the baggage of a therapist (eg mandatory reporting, cbt, dbt, etc. )

Suggestions?

#Ban electrocution minnesota, "For the past year, David Russell has been at Regions Hospital held on a court-ordered civil commitment. He was given 17 shock treatments at Mayo Clinic to treat his mental illness. Now, doctors at Regions Hospital are petitioning the courts to do more...The FDA only approves it for (catatonia)" https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/man-electroshock-treatment-fight-procedures/

"transgender woman in China has made history by winning a record-breaking payout of 60,000 yuan (Rs 6,92,637) after being subjected to involuntary electroshock." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trans-woman-in-china-wins-record-compensation-after-forced-electroshock-treatment-7073783

#bipolar is not a disease "Bipolar Awakenings...explanation that many are trauma related and possibly spiritually related is fully consistent with my clinical experience and judgment." https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/bipolar-awakenings-the-quest-to-heal-bipolar-disorder

#Marijuana "Δ9-tetrahydrocannabidivarin (Δ9‐THCV) for psychotic-like symptoms; cannabidiolic acid methyl ester (CBDA-ME) alleviated anxiety and depression-like symptoms, and cannabidivarin (CBDV) autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924977X24007508?via%3Dihub https://www.marijuanamoment.net/texas-attorney-general-tries-to-block-local-cannabis-reform-in-dallas-newsletter-november-22-2024/

#racism "Black Bostonians are more likely to be sent for involuntary mental health institutionalization by clinicians...made by health professionals who haven’t directly evaluated the person." https://www.wgbh.org/news/health/2024-11-21/black-bostonians-are-more-likely-to-be-sent-for-involuntary-mental-health-institutionalization-by-clinicians

#overdoses "death of a woman who was killed by the effects of an anti-psychotic injection in a North London hospital was contributed to by neglect, a jury inquest has found. Yemisi Cielto-Opaleye, 47, died at St Pancras Hospital in Camden on December 13, 2023 after she developed a rare complication from Olanzapine." https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/mentally-ill-woman-killed-anti-30418692#google_vignette

#Nutrition "Is Food The Next Big Frontier In Mental Health Treatment? Nutritional Psychiatrists Think So." https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/how-nutritional-psychiatry-approaches-mental-health-treatment-with-food-focus

#quacks instead of cops new jersey "NJ effort to improve how police handle mental health crises is stalled, advocates say." https://archive.is/iPro2

#side effects "Some times when you start an antipsychotic drug, hallucinations may happen." https://www.threads.net/@larissa_yepez/post/DCtcpVpRwZd/some-times-when-you-start-an-antipsychotic-drug-hallucinations-may-happen

#no benefit whatsoever "Psychosis Is a Mental Crisis, Not a Disease. Stijn Vanheule’s Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Road Map to Hope and Recovery for Families and Caregivers...“antipsychotics”...Yet these drugs do not eliminate presumed disease mechanisms, but rather reduce our perception of the significance of internal and external stimuli. Review studies have shown that pills have good results for only about a quarter of patients with psychosis. In roughly half of psychotic cases, medication has some effect, but in those cases antipsychotics also have undesirable and discomforting side effects (loss of motivation, numbing, restlessness, increased risk of diabetes …). For the remaining quarter there are no positive effects whatsoever." https://www.e-flux.com/notes/642855/psychosis-is-a-mental-crisis-not-a-disease

#My experiences November 23 9:28 AM mother obstructed justice, perjured, attempted to illegally evict, retaliated when I said she attempted murder and stupefied by poisoning my food (for 3 years https://imgur.io/a/k1MDwNv ) "You will be on the street in 2 minutes."

I reckon that there are still a fair amount of psychologists and psychiatrists who stick to old ways of thinking. Including the belief that unnatural substances are absolutely necessary to treat “conditions” with natural causes. That they are necessary to treat a natural reaction to unnatural circumstances, or to an unnatural environment.

Do you know of any people who help the cause, from within? People who specialize in facilitating recovery from psychiatric “medicine”? Who do research on the potential dangers of said “medicine”? Or, whose work challenges the dominant views held today? Are there any advocates, or authors? I’m thinking that I could use some ammunition for the cause, and a better understanding as to the current evils of the psychiatric institution, today, all around.

I am under the impression that psychological “research” can help more people than it hurts, if it assists in reducing negative views of a certain group or population. And so, I have an interest in doing autism “research”, to challenge what is currently believed today. Other than that, if I am able to, I would like to do my small part in fighting for those who continue to be victimized, today, from multiple angles.

So, who out there helps in the fight against psychiatry, from within? I would love to know.

Good evening r/radicalmentalhealth

I have heard of numerous issues regarding extreme abuse at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. I was a person also who experienced much of this at the children's unit.

I have heard that I'm not the only one who's been through this.

I want to hear your stories. The most I've seen so far is Google Reviews that are less than ideal and openly describe the place as hell. And additionally, if there's any other stories that people have already shown of abuse there - please let me know.

Also, if you need to and are comfortable with it - name names to me in DMs or other private details you may not be able to publicly. I likely as of right now can't do much about these people, but it'll help me for information's sake and I want to know I'm not alone here. Thank you.

#Speech rehearsal "external self-talk...social isolation...to deal with “situations that are novel or highly stressful...obsessive-compulsive tendencies (mother), you’re much more likely to talk to yourself. Upsetting or disturbing experiences make people want to resolve or understand them—and self-talk is a tool that helps them do so, he says...Talking out loud to yourself is perfectly normal—and even beneficial. It can facilitate problem-solving and improve how well you perform at a task, says Gary Lupyan, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison... swearing, which can act like a release that helps you feel better...Gabrielle Morse, a therapist in New York, often encourages her clients to talk out loud to themselves. In addition to helping people better regulate their emotions, she finds it promotes mindfulness by increasing self-awareness...Stephanie Crain, who talks out loud to herself—as well as her dogs," https://time.com/7177294/talking-out-loud-to-yourself-benefits/

#kangaroo courts "17 states have dedicated probate courts" AKA self-proclaimed mind readers who don't let us object to perjuries. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/richland-county-s-mcculloch-elected-president-of-national-probate-judges-group/ar-AA1unD0b

#Peer support "open to any adult in Vermont “who feels like up to a week of peer support is something they’re interested in,” said Jason Young, who will manage the home. “So somebody might be experiencing a lot of anxiety or suicidality or even psychosis." https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-11-20/overnight-program-for-people-in-mental-health-crises-opens-doors-in-williston

#not peer support colorado "seven-days-a-week supervised facility is required to attend therapy, manage their medication" is the same as a psych ward. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-northglenns-mental-health-transitional-living-home-homeless/

#inappropriate location far from home "This report examines the reasons for OAPs, the harms caused by them and how patients can be kept safe if an OAP is necessary." https://www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/mental-health-inpatient-settings/second-investigation-report/#executive-summary

#investigating by the f.b.i. detroit, "request for medication turned into her being hospitalized against her will." https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/abuse-allegations-detailed-in-federal-investigation-at-pontiac-general-hospital#google_vignette

#non-violent appeal Massachusetts, "Respondent was largely cooperative with her mental health and other providers. She at least partially engaged in her treatment regimen, willingly took most of her recommended medications, and had a working relationship with one of her care providers. Additionally, she showed no suicidal or homicidal ideation...respondent’s motion for a required finding at the close of the evidence should have been allowed. Accordingly, the commitment and treatment orders are vacated.” https://archive.is/QvMgT

#Religions new york is inappropriately giving government money to "Heritage Christian Services, Inc." I will never trust a religious hospital since long island jewish's violent hate crimes. https://archive.is/mHxun

Supreme Court Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) "Only those interests of the highest order...can overbalance legitimate claims to the free exercise of religion." https://youtu.be/9HmwyLluPmQ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/11/19/part-xii-the-free-exercise-of-religion/

#My experiences November 21 2:38 PM mother hate crimed that I need to "fix" my religious beard. 4:35 PM mrs. danger to others, "I didn't lose my mind. These are the things that happened to me." Then she told me what to wear.

#Religions Supreme Court Engel v. Vitale (1962) Thomas Jefferson (1802) "Wall of separation" between church and state. https://youtu.be/OpDDAJltDyY?feature=shared https://reason.com/volokh/2024/11/20/part-xiii-no-law-respecting-an-establishment-of-religion/ psychiatry is offensive, not neutral, beliefs, not science. Religious "entanglement...endorsement...purpose" cannot be by the government.

#reading or gaming "Internet use improved several measures of mental health in middle-aged and older adults." https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20241119/internet-use-may-improve-mental-health-in-middleaged-older-adults

#nursing "homes" canada "2022 law known as Bill 7, which has been criticized for allowing people to be placed in a long term-care home not of their choosing...cultural long-term care homes across the province, which cater to seniors from Korean, Jewish and francophone communities." Why won't racist northwell long island jewish send me to a culturally appropriate facility from any other company? https://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/ontario-news/ontario-proposes-fix-to-issue-of-dwindling-long-term-care-cultural-admissions-9829318

#TV St. Denis Medical season 1 episode 3 a doctor calls her religion "crazy" for having a 6 foot tall cross. "I (Christian chaplain) don't need a degree to comfort the sick." "There are no atheists in the foxhole" or when facing death by poison.

#train crimes social workers are not "equal" to MD. new york wants to impose life sentences with less Due Process. social workers study for 2 years; 3 less than doctors. https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/brad-hoylman-sigal/senator-hoylman-sigal-assemblymember-elect-lasher https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/admin/structure/media/manage/filefile/a/2024-11/help-act.pdf

mexico city guy called mentally ill, instead of focusing on his severe artificial drug use. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14105563/Schizophrenic-man-high-meth-goes-bloody-subway-stabbing-spree-Mexico-City.html

#assaults ohio nazi killer is irrelevant to mental health. "$2 million grant for assisted outpatient treatment toward monitoring individuals in the community" is for irritating poisons, not just monitoring, that don't prevent crime. “We’d all like to see less civil commitments, but I don’t think that’s realistic, because I think, for whatever reason — social media, the pandemic, whatever — there’s more." covid causes violence by keeping people at home rather than near victims? https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/one-year-after-beavercreek-walmart-shooting-few-changes-in-pink-slip-system/Z3SWWLCEHVFCZH5BPKNKTZSLBQ/

#dictatorship "The review highlighted the absence of effective communication and significant power imbalances during the process of involuntary psychiatric admission." https://aithor.com/paper-summary/ethical-issues-in-clinical-decision-making-about-involuntary-psychiatric-treatment-a-scoping-review

#jail is better than psych wards new york, "Should judges keep the mentally ill out of Rikers? Not my problem, one says...In May, Wilson urged the state Legislature to pass pending bills that prioritize treatment courts rather than jail," https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/18/should-judges-keep-the-mentally-ill-out-of-rikers-not-my-problem-one-says/

#side effects "some degree of haemato-toxicity most likely attributable to the antipsychotic drug." https://journalindj.com/index.php/INDJ/article/view/20

"Tardive Dyskinesia Clinical Case Review...stopping the likely causal antipsychotic was the most prudent action when the antipsychotic is only given for a disease that is not necessarily chronic and does not necessarily require chronic antipsychotic treatment for relapse prevention, because depression is often episodic." https://www.healio.com/news/psychiatry/resources/tardive-dyskinesia-clinical-case-review/case-3-discussion

"benzhexol can significantly attenuate risperidone-induced motor coordination impairments and catalepsy." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-024-06716-4

#LGBTQ "It is not a delusion. Antipsychotic medications do not cure gender dysphoria." https://www.threads.net/@h0r0r0r/post/DCb99hlvreD

#coping "groups of (schizophrenic) substance users: (1) those who predominantly used for social and enhancement reasons, to 'chill out and have a good time with others:' (2) those who used to regulate negative affect and alleviate positive symptoms, to 'cope with distressing emotions and symptoms:' (3) those who used substances to augment themselves." https://www.psycnet.org/record/2010-05365-004

#assault threat british "community mental health practitioner, who worked in Northamptonshire, admitted making several “inappropriate (violent) comments.” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/17/mental-health-nurse-joked-she-would-have-drowned-patient/

#overdose "Researchers found that adults with depression who started taking these (antipsychotics) had a higher risk of death compared to those who added a second antidepressant to their treatment." https://knowridge.com/2024/11/newer-drug-for-depression-is-linked-to-higher-death-risk-study-finds/

#"agitation" is not a disease "Agitation in a person with Alzheimer disease can often be managed without medication, by reducing or eliminating triggers or with targeted engagement, George Grossberg, MD, professor and director of geriatric psychiatry in the department of psychiatry at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, said." https://www.patientcareonline.com/view/agitation-in-alzheimer-disease-and-antipsychotics-used-off-label-are-not-meant-for-each-other

#Medical Records "$100,000 civil monetary penalty on a Californian mental health center for failing to provide a patient with timely access to her medical records." https://www.hipaajournal.com/rio-hondo-community-mental-health-center-hipaa-penalty/

#train crimes A homeless guy stabbed 3 people. new york governor "She also appeared to push for an expansion of Kendra’s (outpatient) Law." https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/politics/2024/11/19/gov--hochul-on-congestion-pricing

#TV Saturday Night Live season 50 episode 7 with Charli Xcx false police reporting petty or nonexistent crimes, which is what karen mother does. https://youtu.be/YQ7pt4br0LA

#My experiences November 16 6:10 PM mother, 30 years older, said she's going to outlive me. That's because her lies and direct violence have almost caused diabetes and a "heart attack." she laughed dr. uricchio supports poisoning my food 2016-2019 without a court order. November 17 5:45 PM she hate speeched that I'm not allowed to be Muslim. November 19 9:22 AM she told me what I can wear.

Good evening everyone.

No one expected me to be able to do this. I don't expect much people to expect me to be able to actually do this. I know people will hope I will do it but will think I can't possibly be able to do it. I will do it.

I have the necessary political capital to get a bill passed to end psychiatric abuse in my state. This sounds odd of an anonymous account that was just created to say, but I do. I might fail, but it will be better to have tried than to have not. I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel before and I see it now.

That means the Martha Mitchell Effect, that means the drugging up of children with apparent "personality disorders" or "schizo disorders" from parents who are abusive themselves and are silencing their children.

I was one of them. A few months away from being an adult, still couldn't taper off of those injectable drugs because of some "chemical imbalances". Psychiatrist didn't even want to talk to a psychotherapist who didn't agree with him. Hell, he didn't even want to look at evidence or hear about my trauma. Only reason why I was coerced onto them was because I told the truth. I will tell the truth from the mountains because I cannot passively take part in this machine.

Their power is being disbarred and stripped from them. I have the political capital necessary. I've shaken the hands. I have the words to say. I know the right arguments to say when the opposition lands from all of those people screaming that their power's been taken away and that they'll need to follow the golden rule when their masks slip.

The first tenet of the bill will be simple.

Bodily autonomy. Collaborative relationships, because mental help involves help from someone you can trust. A connection can never be forced. This means everyone, minors - those children who don't know any better. Those wives, those husbands who can't possibly know what's best for them. Those damned "schizophrenics" who we throw out onto the street and those damned "schizophrenics" who aren't abused and apparently just dream up their trauma. Those who have some sort of "brain chemistry" problem, some sort of "anger" problem. You want people to be helped - you want them to be honest, you'll want them to know they'll be helped and you want to make them comfortable and they aren't at drugpoint. Then building off of bodily autonomy, no threats of hospitalization, not even thinly-veiled ones disguised as help.

Then I'll look into other things.

2. Law enforcement (CT State Police, etc.) not being allowed to hospitalize minors or adults solely on the basis of them denying psychiatric medication or denying seeing a psychiatrist. Additionally, law enforcement not being allowed to hospitalize minors merely on the basis of their parents asking for their children to be involuntarily committed, which would protect children in Martha Mitchell Effects or with abusive parents.

3. Children who have been deemed “mentally ill” by school systems, schools, school districts, educational systems or IOPs being allowed to remain going to school - and their decisions to do so being respected regardless of if they wish to take psychiatric drugs or not, respecting their bodily autonomy and disbarring coercion loopholes.

The following amendments may be harder to pass:

3. The process for patients who have been psychiatrically abused should be reformed. It should be *far* easier now for people to remove annul / completely remove past psychiatric diagnosis’s, or annul records of hospitalizations that were over abusive grounds or did not have proper context regarding the patients actual mental health treatment. Only harder to pass because I don't entirely know which specific statutes I should be referring to or what the exact names of previous legislation on this subject has been.

4. Allowing minors to see their current and past psychiatric diagnosis's and taking away infringement of those rights or coercion to stop those rights.

Additionally, I've heard about psychiatric hospital abuse. I would force this to be applicable even to psychiatric hospitals, and I would need advice for forcing the conditions to be humane in there. I think that's another whole can of worms. To my knowledge, it is even in Connecticut - but there isn't as good enforcement of these laws, and again the "tapering" loophole.

This is why I'm posting, I need help.

I need to know exactly what I haven't covered. Any and all information, including past stories, even ones not in Connecticut too. Legal advice, framing advice, etc. If you have any studies, details, that could help me make the case for this - let me know. If you have stories, tell them if you wish to. Let me hear you because no one else did. I want to completely destroy this machine and scatter it to the wind. I've never been effected by the troubled teen industry, but I've heard about even that from hearing from survivors of this - and I want to know how I could destroy the abuse in that even in legal form, and enforce those laws. I'll be logging off for now. If this doesn't go here, let me know and please redirect me.

Is there any ableist/sanist language that bothers you?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanism

Or are you OK with peope - friends, family, coworkers, doctors/prescribers saying whatever they feel like around you?

If you care or hear abliest/sanist language that bothers you, do you ever say anything? Do you keep quiet? Are you afraid? Are you just OK with hearing whatever comes out of people's mouths?

I am curious to hear from psychiatric survivors.

Limitless Peace

TW: discussions of abuse

Hi everyone, I've been reading this sub for a few months and thought you all would be understanding. So to start off, the trauma does get talked about, but ime it's only by people who've experienced it themselves. I've never seen any mental health professionals acknowledge that hospitalization might be traumatic, and there is a serious lack of research on psych ward trauma.

Personal story time: I was involuntarily hospitalized at age 11 after telling a school counselor I was suicidal. I had no experience with the mental health system at that point, I had never even seen a therapist, and I didn't know kids my age could be hospitalized, so when I was being taken there in the ambulance I was terrified because I didn't understand what was going on. I thought they were going to kill me or lock me up forever.

I got put in a children's ward for kids ages 5-12. You'd think that people working with mentally ill children would be kind and compassionate, but no, many of the workers were cruel and abusive. Like, yelling at me and berating me until I had a panic attack and self-harmed. The literal head of the ward told us she hated all the girls who came to the hospital, talked shit about me right in front of me, and after I self-harmed, she grabbed my arm, pointed to my cuts, and said, "We will not tolerate this, this gets you another week." Then another worker laughed at me for crying and made fun of a girl who felt bad for me and hugged me. The workers told us we were bad kids, we were there because we messed up and didn't know how to act. I also witnessed physical abuse against the other patients, including one as young as 7.

My experience wasn't as bad as others I've heard about...I wasn't restrained or sedated (my roommate was), I wasn't beaten. Mostly because I had severe anxiety/selective mutism so I just sat in the dayroom all day, too scared to move or talk to anyone. I was molested by a doctor I guess but tbh it pales in comparison to the overall cruelty of that place. I was forcibly undressed and had to shower with nurses watching me, which felt so humiliating and violating.

Lately I've been feeling like a lot of the clinical language of trauma just doesn't...capture the experience of hospitalization? Unless someone was physically or sexually assaulted while in the ward. Which absolutely happens and is horrifying, and even in those cases there usually is very little that is done. But people don't acknowledge how distressing and terrifying it is to be taken from your family and put in an unfamiliar place, not knowing when you can leave, being restrained or drugged or locked alone in a room, and being mistreated by the staff who are supposed to be helping you. And you basically can't defend yourself because that just leads to further punishment, drugging, having your stay extended etc. You're completely at the workers' mercy.

I didn't think of my hospitalization as traumatic for the longest time, even when people told me "that sounds traumatic" when I described the things that happened there. I didn't even realize there was anything wrong or unusual about how they treated me. I had the worst mental health episode of my life after being discharged, and it was absolutely caused in part by the abuse I experienced, it was absolutely a trauma response.

So many people I know have also said that being hospitalized was traumatic for them. There is a huge problem here and it just doesn't get acknowledged in any professional capacity. The hospital I went to has a long, long history of abuse allegations and there have been no consequences except for the workers who report the abuse and get fired for it.

#unconstitutional "only five states' statutes include most or all of the substantive components necessary for involuntary outpatient commitment (a.o.t.) under states' police power or parens patriae authority... Florida, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah—would meet either of the standards proposed above. None of these statutes requires treatment decision-making incapacity, so none is justified via a state’s parens patriae authority.487 Additionally, while most contemplate serious harm,488 none requires likely deterioration, or deterioration substantially likely to result in harm.489" https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5021136

#canada charter challenge "rights of citizens to decide what happens to them is fundamental. According to the Supreme Court of Canada, the right to self-determination outweighs other interests, "including what physicians may think is in the patient's best interests." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-opinion-involuntary-medical-admission-treatment.html

#Nutrition For "schizophrenia...supplements were citicoline (1 trial), L-lysine (1 trial), N-acetylcysteine (NAC; 4 trials; moderate to large effect size), and sarcosine (6 trials)." https://www.examine.com/research-feed/study/dGz5A9/

#danger to others "Newport man threatened care assistant with scissors." In 2019 and twice mother got away with threatening to stab me with scissors. https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24724186.newport-man-threatened-care-assistant-scissors/

#self-harm "Germany’s first-ever professorship in suicide studies and suicide prevention established at Goethe University Frankfurt." https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1064918

#an arrest by any name "'We can't arrest our way out of this problem.' MCAT's role in Indy's mental health response." mental arrests and psych ward imprisonment are worse than criminal court. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2024/11/15/mcat-clinician-led-community-response-indianapolis-metropolitan-police-2024-update-mobile-crisis/76256203007/

#p.s.s.d. "VA Disability for Erectile Dysfunction Secondary to Depression." https://www.hillandponton.com/erectile-dysfunction-depression/

#DNA telomeres "study showing that one-year weight gain and increases in CRP levels are associated with telomere shortening." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-024-03177-3

#misunderstanding "Patients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately prescribed psychosis medication, says a new University of Ottawa study." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-language-comprehension-impacts-medical-prescriptions.html#google_vignette

#assaults czech republic "Court finds psychiatrist Cimický guilty of rape and extortion." https://english.radio.cz/court-finds-psychiatrist-cimicky-guilty-rape-and-extortion-8834667

#sober "Nondrug approaches to calming an adult with Alzheimer disease who is agitated should be prioritized over pharmacotherapy, geriatric psychiatrist George Grossberg, MD, counsels." https://www.patientcareonline.com/view/nonpharmacologic-options-for-agitation-in-alzheimer-disease-should-always-come-first-expert-insights

obvious "Medication-Free Mental Health Management Pros and Cons." https://medicalresearch.com/medication-free-mental-health-management-pros-and-cons/

#TV Real Time with Bill Maher season 22 episode 35 "Nothing scares people like health." The doctor knows RFK Jr. "17% of GDP goes to healthcare...(government) lied to them and bullied them." https://youtu.be/YYSErw2_55M

#False Claims Act "According to Violation Tracker, the pharmaceutical industry has paid an astonishing $122 billion in penalties for fraud, false marketing, and pervasive misconduct." https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/industry/pharmaceuticals https://healthfreedomdefense.org/the-winds-of-change/

#My experiences November 14 around 7 PM mother wants to "fix" my religion by destroying beard.

Survivors and allies,

Today marks a special occasion in our fight to prevent psychiatrists from continuing their abuses unabated. Our power to overcome lie in us, the community, and now we can exercise more of it. We can attempt and achieve more together, far more than we thought possible before.

Today, the doors of the Organization for Psychiatric Abuse Awareness, OPAA, are officially open. Click the link and join. It's your home and base of operations, as well as hangout spot for those of us who have the unique experience of coming face-to-face with the evils of psychiatry.

Within our server and digital HQ, you'll find a:

• Hotline for exposing the evils of psychiatry, where we can then spread them to the world.
• Place to share your personal story of struggle and/or triumph among good company and receive support.
• Base to pitch and discuss your valuable ideas for how we can combat psychiatric abuse and rescue those in its clutches.
• Spot for us all to chill and talk about anything and everything.

What are the aims of OPAA?

OPAA's foremost mission is to uplift the lives of psychiatry survivors. It is a gathering place for those seeking to heal. It is a place to plan, coordinate, and execute audacious campaigns that bring shame to psychiatry. In short, it is a foundation for helping survivors live fuller lives and delivering blows to psychiatry.

That second aim may seem ambitious, or even fruitless. But remember, it is the first that OPAA views as uppermost. As for attempting the institution of psychiatry...

The question is: We will at least try?

To fight anything done in the dark, we need only the light. Psychiatry's best weapons are not its drugs nor its cruel detentions. Nay, they are its cover-ups. Psychiatry thrives on silence!

We have truth on our side. When we shine the light on psychiatry's most sickening evils, society, though it may despise us, will have no choice but to look.

Indeed, OPAA foresees campaigns leading to mainstream exposés, news segments, articles, podcasts and more.

Thus, the aims of OPAA can be summarized as follows:

1. Uplift the lives of survivor-fighters.
2. Protect the innocent and naive from falling victim to psychiatry.
3. Offer community to isolated psychiatry victims.
4. Promote stronger legal protections for those in the mental health system.

How will OPAA achieve its mission?

OPAA operatives or volunteers will reach out to psychiatric abusers across social media. We view this as foundational to our mission because isolation is among the weapons of psychiatry.

In addition, OPAA will produce content.

Our content will fall into two categories:

• Stealth: Will touch on general mental health topics, but with an inclination against the psychiatric institution and its drugs.
• Targeted: Will uncover psychiatric abuse in detail, including identities, locations, and events.

In addition to content, we will also hold Digital Protests. Exact details on this are en route.

Perhaps most interesting, OPAA will conduct digital and in-the-field espionage. Details will follow.

Who is leading OPAA?

After the first election, it will be your choice.

Until then, I will serve as Executive Chairman.

We will then hold elections in which a new Executive Chairman will be decided.

Other prominent roles in OPAA, to be decided through elections every 6 months will be:

• Executive Chairman: In charge of resource allocation.
• Community Czar: Maintains cohesion and good spirits among members.
• Chief Planner: Plays the central guiding role in the operational activities of OPAA.
• Healing Minister: Leads discussion and research into healing from psychiatric damage or leading a better life despite it.

Volunteers may choose any of these four teams depending on their talents, what they enjoy, and how they wish to help the community.

What do I do next?

Head to the OPAA server/digital HQ, make yourself at home, and introduce yourself.

It truly is a great day and the start of wonderful memories. Thank you for being part of OPAA, and being OPAA itself.

#Deinstitutionalization "Department of Justice (DOJ) said it opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the state of Michigan unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals." https://www.wnem.com/2024/11/13/doj-opens-investigation-into-michigans-state-psychiatric-hospitals/

#1 antipsychotic is more than enough "antipsychotic polypharmacy was associated with an increased risk of relapse (relative risk [RR] 1·42, 95% CI 1·04–1·93; p=0·028), psychiatric hospitalisation (1·24, 1·12–1·38; p<0·0001), worse global functioning (standardised mean difference [SMD] –0·31, 95% CI –0·44 to –0·19; p<0·0001), and more adverse events, including extrapyramidal symptoms (RR 1·63, 95% CI 1·13–2·36; p=0·0098), dystonia (5·91, 1·20–29·17; p=0·029), anticholinergic use (1·91, 1·55–2·35; p<0·0001), higher side-effect scores (SMD 0·33, 95% CI 0·24–0·42; p<0·0001), longer corrected QT interval (0·24, 0·23–0·26; p<0·0001), and greater all-cause mortality risk (RR 1·19, 95% CI 1·00–1·41; p=0·047)." https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00314-6/abstract

#Podcasts "Sadness should be viewed as an energetic experience. Depression is not a disease but a superpower...True love is a transformative force that drives growth." https://chrt.fm/track/6143C9/media.transistor.fm/5414d5e2/16e679ab.mp3

#No FDA? "would be for Congress to enact "international drug reciprocity." This would allow American doctors and patients to access drugs and devices approved by regulatory agencies in similar, trusted countries." FDA approved many poisons that are worse than placebo. We need a better FDA like with prescription Sativex, MDma, and magic mushrooms in canada. https://reason.com/2024/11/14/abolish-the-fda-2/

#eww, marriage "Schizophrenia Alone Not Grounds For Divorce Without Proof Of Severity: Allahabad HC." https://www.news18.com/india/schizophrenia-alone-not-grounds-for-divorce-without-proof-of-severity-allahabad-hc-9120812.html

#Sober Norway, "Exploring the unconventional: health professionals’ experiences into medication-free treatment for patients with severe mental illness." https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-06251-8

#Class Action Lawsuits canada, abilify "Failed to Warn of Risks of Compulsive Gambling, Settlement Reached." https://www.casinos.com/ca/news/drug-failed-to-warn-of-risks-of-compulsive-gambling-settlement-reached-in-class-action

#RFK FDA RFK Jr. nominated to "HHS oversees major health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-picks-robert-kennedy-jr-head-department-health/story?id=115875007

#My experiences November 14 5:54 PM social worker mother doesn't want cerebral palsy patient to use free apple Eye Tracking mouse app. https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/iphone/iph66057d0f6/ios