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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Mad in America

They were also less emotionally regulated and had less awareness of their emotions, and they reported a lower quality of life, compared with the control group. The self-esteem-boosting craze of the ’80s also didn’t amount to much —and later research questioned whether having high self-esteem is even beneficial.

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Living on the Edge – Snapshots of Life with PTSD: The Wondrous Yellow Roses (Loss of Self)

The Art of Healing Trauma

This short story about a train trip shows how the many symptoms of PTSD combine to have a devastating impact to one’s Sense of Self. Losing a large percent of memory of one’s past is the equivalent of losing a large percent of one’s Sense of Self, identity, personality, etc. April 2009 – I had Severe PTSD.

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For-Profit Healthcare Is a Predator; Its Main Prey Is Our Young

Mad in America

And thanks to education and awareness-raising efforts, more people are getting help with their suffering. Raising awareness about depression, screening for it, and teaching that its common but underdiagnosed, at first glance seem like good things. So its particularly easy to get them to adopt an inferior self-image.

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RFK Jr. May Be Wrong on Many Medical Issues, But He’s Right About Antidepressants

Mad in America

On November 7, 2007, eighteen-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen of Tuusula, Finland, armed with a.22 It is high time that more politicians, journalists, health officials, physicians, psychiatrists, and patients were made aware of this potentially lifesaving information. His aunts said they were concerned about the increase in his dosage.