Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Curiously, he seemed captivated by a few quotes from books I had jotted down in my diary, but our sessions continued to be a quiet standoff, a battle of nerves to see who would break the silence first. What I found in some books was as embarrassing as it was shameful. What if your client brought you a gift? So why did I give him gifts?

Eating disorders 113

Eating disorders Bipolar disorder Self-awareness Personality disorders 113

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The initial push to recognize PTSD as a formal diagnosis was driven by psychiatrists such as Dr. Robert Jay Lifton with his book “Home from the War” and Dr. Chaim Shatan along with Vietnam War veterans. They understandably sought to address the severe psychological toll of trauma on veterans.

Resilience and coping 141

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health 141

Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

We consider the consequences of diagnosis as a form of social identity; of neurodivergence as a form of disability; and of self-diagnosis. The re-framing of diagnosis as identity in some parts of the neurodiversity movement leads to an insistence on identity-first language—an ‘autistic person’ rather than ‘a person with autism.’

Trauma and the brain 144

Trauma and the brain Genetics and mental health Self-awareness Personality disorders 144

Mad in America

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Yensens wife, Donna Dryer, continued to treat the participant while aware of her husbands exploitation of the participant. Despite the seemingly common knowledge amongst core MDMA-AT researchers about sexual abuses in the 1980s, Torsten Passie’s 2023 Oxford University Press book The History of MDMA makes no mention of this.

Psychedelic therapy 114

Psychedelic therapy Legal Aging and mental health Self-awareness 114