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. Other influential figures like Patricia Resick and Charles Marmar emphasized the importance of addressing both objective events and the subjective experience of trauma.

Resilience and coping 141

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

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. 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.

Trauma and the brain 111

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

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. I felt deplorable, by any standards.

Hospitality 98

Hospitality Self-awareness Childhood trauma 98

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.” So I decided to indulge my wife’s deep longings for her unfulfilled childhood wishes.

Trauma and the brain 76

Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Self-awareness 76

Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Terms like “broken brain,” “childhood trauma,” “unresolved grief,” and “family dysfunction” come to mind. He was keenly aware of societal injustices, and his stories often highlight humans striving amidst overwhelming challenges. This heightened awareness leads him to a breakdown.

Aging and mental health 136

Aging and mental health Self-awareness Trauma and the brain Healthcare 136