Mad in America

AUGUST 28, 2024

Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. This has led her to bridge critical neuroscience communities with the mad movement.

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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. This list includes the 7 benefits from the last article and 23 additional benefits. This process may shift how we typically respond to the memory in the future.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

Eleven years earlier a deeply damaging romantic relationship had coincided with a series of other stressful events and precipitated a manic episode, which then progressed to psychosis once I was trapped in the terrifying environment of the psychiatric ward. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in the UK.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Social Services Aging and mental health 110

The Art of Healing Trauma

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

This short story about a train trip shows how the many symptoms of PTSD combine to have a devastating impact to one’s Sense of Self. Losing a large percent of memory of one’s past is the equivalent of losing a large percent of one’s Sense of Self, identity, personality, etc. April 2009 – I had Severe PTSD.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 20, 2023

There appears to be more dopamine uptake due to the antipsychotic-induced brain compensatory mechanism as a response to the suppressed blockade state in an effort to achieve energy equilibrium. A fter 22 years and many attempts I finally stopped taking antipsychotics.

Neurotransmitters and mental health 103

Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Healthcare 103

Mad in America

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I never thought my wife was “delusional” even after I became aware of the word’s popular use, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t at times struggle with some of the things various parts of my wife believed as they left their forced isolation and began to live outside with me. I’ve repeatedly seen this with my wife.

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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.) Summary: In this article, I go over a number of cognitive difficulties I experienced after getting PTSD. In the Snapshot (story) part, I describe an experience of riding in the car after my third Somatic Experiencing Session. Terrible Short Term Memory (2.)

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Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in the UK editors, and authored by John Cromby and Lucy Johnstone (with part three written by an anonymous contributor). The series is being archived here.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 18, 2025

Psychologists and psychiatrists are experts in their fields but not at all in the unique conditions or events of anyone elses life. Im not even a therapist. Im someone whos struggled with mental distress and the systems meant to help. Thats a mistake, and its one I think we can address. Thats a mistake, and its one I think we can address.

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Trauma and the brain Family dynamics Childhood trauma Self-awareness 113

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Individuals with ASD possess difficulties in self-understanding or theory of own mind as well as theory of mind about others (Robinson, 2018). Not caring for or being aware of basic attachment needs in the interaction with others is probably a high risk factor for depression and other mental illnesses.

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Autism spectrum Self-awareness Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain 40

Mad in America

OCTOBER 6, 2023

But after this event, I started visiting the school counsellor frequently. I started self-harming, just to feel my skin and keep the emotional pain at bay. I tried to open up to the psychiatrist, but he decided that I had a chemical imbalance in my brain and told me the only treatment was medication. I was disgusted by my body.

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Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Anxiety disorders 125

Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2023

B radley Lewis works at the intersections of medicine, psychiatry, philosophy, the psychological humanities, mad studies, and disability studies, balancing roles as both a humanities professor and a practicing psychiatrist. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Humanities. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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