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The “Mental Illness” Frame Is the Problem. Interpersonal Neurobiology Changes Everything
The mental illness industry frames mental health in terms of individual pathology, diagnosis, and personal responsibility. It focuses on what’s wrong with a person: what disorder they might have, what cognitive distortions they carry, what behaviors need changing. It tends … Continue reading
The DSM As a Mirror: Diagnosing the Pathology of Psychiatry
If psychiatry were a human being and we used its own Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) to diagnose its behavior, here’s what might show up on the chart: Narcissistic Personality Disorder (301.81) Criteria met? Oh, absolutely. Psychiatry displays: A grandiose … Continue reading
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Tagged American Psychiatric Association, anti-social, delusion, disorders, DSM, mental illness industry, psychiatry
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Pathologizing to Control: How the Mental Illness Industry Silences Healthy Resistance
In a society built on distorted hierarchies and unnatural demands, it is normal to feel anxious, depressed, enraged, or dissociated. These are not signs of personal malfunction; they are signs of a system out of balance. But instead of listening … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Mental Health, mental illness industry, pathologizing, resistance, shame, shame-based
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Sigmund Freud is Alive and Well, in Psychoanalysis
While fewer psychologists today openly use shame-based Freudian terms like “death drive” or “Thanatos,” the core idea has been repackaged in modern psych and trauma discourse under new names, often stripped of Freud’s original poetry but retaining the same oppressive … Continue reading
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Tagged death drive, Freud, mental illness industry, pathologizing, Psychology, shame-based, Thanatos
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When Your Therapist Janks You Up Worse
An experience I had with a therapist years ago continues to haunt me. It serves as a reminder of how devastating it can be when a therapist not only misses the mark but adds to the trauma they’re supposed to … Continue reading
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Tagged attunement, connection, harm, Interpesonal Neurobiology, IPNB, mental illness industry, misattunement, Psychology, safety, therapist, therapy
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#1 Healthcare Mistake: Inability to Attune
A practitioner’s ability to attune can be impeded by a variety of factors, often stemming from their own internal state, training, or external pressures. These include: Unresolved Stress or Dysregulation: If the practitioner’s nervous system is in a state of … Continue reading
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Tagged attunement, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, mental illness industry, poor care, Psychology, therapist, therapy
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The Ultra-Wealthy Men Behind the Mental Illness Industry
Gilded Age industrialists influenced the systems that shaped psychiatry and the mental illness industry to control the populace. These few ultra-wealthy men manipulated the economic, social, and political climate of that era, which was marked by industrial growth, wealth inequality, … Continue reading
When Therapy Isn’t Therapeutic
Safety is the foundation of any therapeutic relationship, especially for trauma survivors. It is the therapist’s responsibility to create that sense of safety when the client cannot. This is their first and most crucial task. Without safety, there can be … Continue reading
When Professionals Fail with CPTSD
It can feel frustrating and invalidating when professionals fail to recognize Complex PTSD (CPTSD) as a real condition. The truth is, it’s not part of their training to understand it, and that’s a systemic issue. The medical and psychiatric industries … Continue reading