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Recovery, My Way

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  What do you do, what do you do--  if you won’t go see psychiatrists or social workers or psychologists or any such associated people any longer, but…you still have issues that bother you?   That’s every person’s choice, how they want to heal, recover, break free, or whichever term frames it best. For me, since art and writing always get to the most honest part of me, my heart and soul, turning to those tools makes sense.   In the early part of my psych drug withdrawal, illness sapped all my energy, but I could sit at the computer and play with previously saved images of my art. What a great way to express my anger, hook into myself, appreciate where I’d been in life, overcome betrayal and disappointment, and begin easing the constant wish to just die already. I shared what I was doing on social media and found that others related and discovered their own messages within my images, which led me to consider more of what I was trying to reveal to myself.   These ...

The Good Psychiatrist, a short cartoon series

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I Wrote an Article

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 For those visiting this blog, maybe just coming across it, who'd like to know why I'm critical of psychiatry, please read my piece published in Mad in America. (Click link below.) Reckless Psychiatric Treatment Spun Me Out of Control

Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal (not a comprehensive) Symptoms List

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 Psych drug withdrawal is a long, tough process. So why do it and how do you do it? In my case, I had no choice. A psychiatrist I'd seen for years, who had me on a nonsensical cocktail of psych meds, cold stopped 5 meds at once. I ended up in ICU for a couple of days, hooked up to a heart monitor and IV, observed, walked to the bathroom the many, many times my intestines let loose, and only discharged from the hospital when I showed I could process thoughts again and walk up and down a flight of stairs. But that's not a way to come off psych meds; that was extremely dangerous. The proper way is tapering. Doctors don't know how to do this properly. Those who have tapered, who you can find online, are the best resource for guiding you through. This post isn't about how to taper though. This post is about withdrawal symptoms you may expect to encounter. Don't let anyone tell you that withdrawal is your mental illness resurfacing, or that you have a chemical imbalance. ...