Mad in America

JUNE 22, 2024

The result is a form of “marketing” that encourages self-diagnosis and the embrace of disorders as identity by watering down the definition of mental suffering—and, paradoxically, minimizing understanding and compassion for those who are truly struggling. Just ask the students themselves.

Self-awareness 136

Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Childhood trauma 136

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Later, DSM-III-R (1987) expanded the definition to include sexual assault, and DSM-IV (1994) emphasized individual responses like fear or helplessness. However, there’s another problem: Given psychiatry’s lack of definitive diagnostic tests, it has always been vulnerable to malingering and simulation.

Resilience and coping 141

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

Mad in America

JULY 12, 2024

No definitive ‘A’ led to ‘B’ and therefore ‘C’, but more like I swallowed the English alphabet and spat out hieroglyphs. It might have been the re-activation of deeply rooted childhood trauma brought on by situations in my workplace. It’s hard to identify a definitive starting point.

Hospitality 98

Hospitality Self-awareness Childhood trauma 98

Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

A functional psychiatrist may consider one patient’s depression to be the compounding result of childhood trauma and hypothyroidism, and another’s to be the result of metabolic issues, autoimmunity, and food allergies. For example, a condition like depression can both contribute to, and be caused by, multiple other health conditions.

Trauma and the brain 111

Trauma and the brain Neurotransmitters and mental health Genetics and mental health Biopsychosocial model 111

The Art of Healing Trauma

MAY 8, 2020

And I dont know where I am anymore but I am definitely not at the rocky ledge watching peacefully into the Land of the Living, like I was after doing the Felt Sense Exercise, or at Mikes. I would answer definitively yes. The Influence of Unseen, Unknown Traumas and Invisible Triggers. And before that, childhood traumas.

Childhood trauma 52

Childhood trauma 52

Mad in America

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s a basic definition from the internet : “a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary.” The last “delusion” I want to share illustrates how the various parts of my wife relate to me.

Trauma and the brain 76

Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Self-awareness 76

The Art of Healing Trauma

JUNE 20, 2020

Cross’s definition of trauma resonates with me: A state of shock in the body and or psyche; it’s a rupture, a bifurcation, a disassembly. This definition is a lot more inclusive than many. This kind of information is very convincing. Writing practice improves both physiological and psychological health.

Childhood trauma 52

Childhood trauma Legal 52