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Category Archives: psychology
Some people find psychiatry helpful… and that’s OK
I grew up very close to a Victorian asylum. It began to close in the late 1980s, when I was in my teens, but even as a child I was aware that some of the people I saw wandering the … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychiatry, Diagnosis, History of mental health, Hospital, Inpatient care, Medication, Mental health, mental health debate, Mental health services, NHS services, Psychiatry, psychology, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Antipsychiatry, Asylum, Diagnosis, Mental health, Mental Health Act, mental health professionals, Mental health services, Psychiatric drugs, Psychiatric hospital, Psychiatric medication, Psychiatric ward, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry, Psychology
Troubles
So this week Prince Harry made a number of statements on mental health. I am really glad that he feels able to disclose a need for treatment around the death of his mother. It would be very sad to think of him … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychiatry, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Hospital, Medication, Mental health, mental health debate, Mood disorder, Parenting, Psychiatry, psychology, Stigma and discrimination, Suicide, Uncategorized
Tagged Critical psychiatry, Diagnostic labeling, Discrimination, Labelling theory, Mental health service user, Mental health stigma, Prince Harry, Psychiatry, Psychology, Stigma
A disappointment
I had thought I was doing so well… Continue reading
What do you know, I was there all along
*TW: Although this a positive positive post, it makes graphic reference to past experience of overdose* I am reticent about sharing the good things. I’m more superstitious than I let on, and I constantly worry about jinxing my run of … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Hospital, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Psychiatry, psychology, Recovery, Self-management, Social media, Suicidal thought, Suicide, Therapy, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Antipsychotics, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Home Treatment Team, Hospital care, Identity, Medication, Mood disorder, Self-help, Self-management
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What she was thinking of
I know I want to jump. I don’t know if I want to die. I feel compelled. I think I might need to be in hospital. I think there might be nothing wrong with me. I am out of Home Treatment for only 8 days before … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Crisis care, Depression, Hospital, Inpatient care, Medication, Mental health, Mood disorder, NHS services, Psychiatry, psychology, Social media, Suicidal thought, Suicide, Therapy, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Home Treatment Team, Hospital care, Inpatient treatment, Inpatient unit, Mental health, Mixed mood, Mixed state, Suicidal thoughts
Unpacking
Today I unpacked a little wheelie suitcase. To the casual observer it would probably have looked as if I were off to a weekend in Barcelona or Prague or somewhere, trying to get by with just a carry-on bag. It … Continue reading
It’s my movie, and I’ll watch where I want to
I often like to go to the cinema. Because I live in a big city, I am fortunate that I have more than one model of cinema experience to choose from. As in most places there is, however, a dominant … Continue reading
