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Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: Harm Reduction, Not Judgment

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Together, we have created a movement that rejects coercion, force, and pharmaceutical propaganda and embraces informed consent, individual choice, and alternative ways to deal with distress. Even interpreted critically, studies (such as Lewis, et al, 2021; Kendrick, et al., We need to acknowledge that the results are unpredictable.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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Patients often find such a level of self-disclosure about the therapist’s problems burdensome and distracting, and I immediately felt less confidence in her ability to help. And too often he retreated to superficial, self-help maxims—“there is no such thing as perfect”—a “look on the bright side” attitude that trivialized my concerns.

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Part 4: Neurodiversity: New Paradigm, or Trojan Horse?

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We consider the consequences of diagnosis as a form of social identity; of neurodivergence as a form of disability; and of self-diagnosis. Some of them self-identify as disabled, a category which—like neurodivergence itself—is extremely heterogenous. The consequences of ‘diagnosis as identity.’ Both outcomes are problematic.

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Over-stressing Stress: American Psychological Association Report Omits Oppression

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However, once again in this report its destructive impact is neglected and actively obscured by psychology in the service of neoliberal ideology that advocates extreme self-interest, competition, over-consumption, and greed. The widespread destructive nature of neoliberalism on human welfare has been observed by numerous others.

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

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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.