Mad in America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child offers this definition of EF skills: “Executive function and self-regulation skills are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. A good starting point is the term “executive function.”

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2023

His intuitive grasp of how childhood trauma could repress and obliterate memory, fuelling the repetition compulsion of self-destructive patterns of behaviour, was central not only to psychoanalysis, but also our modern understanding of psychological trauma. The anti-hero of the novel holds a preference for the perfect conception of himself.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 17, 2024

In this interview, we’ll explore his personal journey toward the psychological humanities, delve into his work in narrative psychology , and discuss his approach to the concepts of ‘self’ and the ‘Other.’ It’s a book in which each chapter focuses on a literary text. This is now my 38th year.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

DECEMBER 21, 2018

this book is a treasure trove of trauma healing knowledge, insights and clarifications. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in somatic therapies, expressive arts therapies and trauma healing modalities, tools and techniques. One day, I had the children do a scribbling exercise to loosen up before class.

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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?

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Beth later featured my story and several others in her 1994 book The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegation of Sexual Abuse. I was also keenly aware that following her lead would contain both she and I and the therapy. One other author and several journalists published my story, too.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Critical Psychiatry Textbook. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. 650 In 2022, he published the book, Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Looking at the sky through the opening in the trees, with the yellow pad on my lap, I struggled to begin the book that it would take many years to complete. Whether the anger is turned inward on the self or outward toward others, dreadful destruction results.” What happened to me and others like me?

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Mad in America

JULY 23, 2024

The Power of Suggestion: What My Experience with Hypnotism Taught Me about the Placebo Effect When I was in high school, I experimented with hypnosis after borrowing a book on the subject from my unconventional group therapist. But as the instruction book made clear, if you let the subject know you have doubts, you will fail.

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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.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It constitutes a conceptual resource—a tool that offers another kind of understanding that is not confined to the malfunction-perspective often emphasized within the biomedical paradigm, which has the danger of functioning as a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is why it is sometimes important to also listen to what they are pointing towards.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I said, “On paper everything’s great, but I’m struggling with this existential feeling of being 38, single, childless, increasingly aware of mortality.” You mention early in your book The Anatomy of Anxiety , that there’s true anxiety and false anxiety, and that true anxiety pushes us to face these big questions.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

Thankfully though, browsing a bookshop one day, I came across psychologist Richard Bentall’s book Madness Explained—Psychosis and Human Nature. Despite the fact that it is quite an academic and scientific book I read it with tears sometimes trickling down my face.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 31, 2025

I told her I had a PhD in the field and my new book had recently been released. My first book was about this idea, which came after decades of churning through mazes and hazes of burnouts, chemical and social violence(s) of diverse kinds and all sorts of experiences with alternative sources of healing, each beneficial to some extent.

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Mad in America

APRIL 2, 2024

He notes that Maya often arranges her room in a specific pattern, repeatedly aligning her shoes straight towards the door and organizing her books by color rather than subject. At the same time, the color-coded books could signify an attempt to categorize and make sense of her world. However, this journey has its challenges.

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Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

This is a crucial time of transition for psychiatry, and current developments are occurring beneath the public’s awareness. Although a growing number of people are aware of problems with psychiatric treatment, what remains taboo is challenging fundamental assumptions that equate mental health concerns with biomedical disorders.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

M ichel Foucault begins his work on the history of modern medicine, The Birth of the Clinic , with this enigmatic statement: “This book is about space, about language, and about death; it is about the act of seeing, the gaze.” As far I am aware, there is zero mention of iatrogenesis in the OCD literature.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 20, 2023

One has to counter the thinking from false delusions with positive self-talk and correct ethical reasoning, and also actually talking to people and checking outside oneself if that reality is true or not. The drugs may also skew one’s emotions and acumen and this needs to be taken into account as well.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Rationally, a person can be aware of this. Basically, what is seen as pathology in classical mental health system is a complex web of surviving strategies and responses learned in early childhood and/or aversive circumstances, which then later in life, might cause suffering.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In the first half of the twentieth century, for instance, the psychoanalyst Karen Horney authored two books with neurosis in the title, and there were scores of others written by a variety of psychologists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts and medical experts. The psychological literature on neurosis dates back at least a half-century.

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The Anxiety Guy

AUGUST 19, 2024

Through personal insights and actionable advice, I will help unpack the subtle yet pervasive influence of anxiety on our thoughts, behaviors, and self-perception, offering a path to reclaiming control. This shift can have far-reaching consequences, influencing our self-esteem, relationships, and overall outlook on life.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

She shared stories of Will Hall and Laura Delano, and the book Anatomy of an Epidemic , by Robert Whitaker. “Oh I had had enough of the gypsy life, and I found a somatic coach to help me process, heal and learn self-regulating skills. I had more awareness. Oh s**t,” I thought to myself. In some ways it did.

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The Anxiety Guy

AUGUST 5, 2024

In today’s episode of the anxiety guy podcast we dive into the relentless orders of our frantic self and go beyond subconscious anxiety. Discover how to heal anxiety by shifting away from these subconscious patterns and tapping into a new guidance system centered around the higher self.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At that time, I already had a personal blog based on my first book, Mad in America, and I began running other blogs. That was a book that told of how, when you look at the long-term effects of psychiatric medication, you see a form of treatment that worsens aggregate outcomes. More aware of a need for humility.

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Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

But the combined intelligence and cognitive awareness of Matt and his mother’s tenacity for answers undoubtedly gave him a second chance on life. Unbeknownst to Matt and me, he was being admitted to the psychiatric ward, where his basic rights were being taken away with no phone, laptop, books and pens.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 1, 2024

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It.

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The Anxiety Guy

JUNE 3, 2024

This awareness can be empowering, allowing them to see patterns and triggers that they might not have recognized before. Self-Compassion and Patience : Healing from anxiety is a journey that requires self-compassion and patience. 101 Short Lessons for an Anxiety Free Life (latest book). Comment below.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. In this blog, he begins a discussion on depression and antidepressant drugs.

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The Anxiety Guy

MAY 27, 2024

Responding to irrational fear and taming the frantic inner child takes intention, patience, and steady awareness. This practice involves paying attention to the present moment without judgment, which can help individuals become more aware of their bodily sensations and reduce the automatic reaction to them. Comment Below And Share.

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The Anxiety Guy

JULY 1, 2024

Awareness of the irrational nature of your fears can help you begin to separate actual health concerns from anxiety-driven thoughts. Your daily habits have become militant and you are well aware of your deepening relationship with your own inner child/lower self. 101 Short Lessons for an Anxiety Free Life (latest book).

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These teachings form the core of his latest book Wake Up to Sleep. A lucid dream is any dream where you’re actively aware of the fact that you’re dreaming as the dream is happening. It’s a big subject, and there are books and courses on it. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

MARCH 8, 2018

And I’m going to do this using the book Writing Ourselves Whole by Jen Cross. The first writing practice prompt in the book is, “What I want my words to do…” (Page 10). In a future article, I’ll review the book (it’s really great!). Taking an inner stance of being open to self and universe.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

JUNE 25, 2020

I’m planning to write at least 10 minutes a day, stream of consciousness, censorship and judgment-free, incorporating body awareness at times to improve groundedness. To create more self-connection and less fragmentation. Get in touch and build relationships with various aspects of my Self.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. When antidepressants fail bring on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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Mad in America

JANUARY 3, 2024

Five months after Prozac came to market, the NIMH launched a “Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment” campaign. Most depressions are self-limited,” wrote Jonathan Cole, head of the NIMH’s Psychopharmacology Service Center, in 1964. Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic (New York: Broadway Books, 2010): p.

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The Anxiety Guy

JULY 15, 2024

I realized this in my physical self. But genuine anxiety transformation stems from small internal realizations that you can only become aware of when you give up trying to divert your attention. Gratitude for Yourself The solutions come to you when you live compassionately toward your ego, your lower self, and your defensive sides.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

JULY 22, 2021

Self-tracking I talked about how I was tracking my PTSD symptoms. (9.) My third Somatic Experiencing session, on Thursday, November 11, was primarily about how to reconnect with a place of peace, neutrality and self-connection even after the system is disrupted by something. This issue also happened when driving.

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