Medical Paradigm
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5 Ways Your Critiques of Psychiatry Might Be Ableist
If you truly cared about mentally ill people, you’d advocate for any paths in recovery that make life more livable for us.
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3 Transition Obstacles I Never Expected as Mentally Ill and Transgender
The psychiatrist said to me, “Have you ever considered stopping the testosterone?”
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A Psychiatrist Endangered My Life and I Was Afraid to Speak Out
Folks who have never struggled with their mental health seem to think of psychiatry as a quick and easy fix. Pop some happy pills and ta-daaaa! Your struggles will magically dissolve. What these folks fail…
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I Take “Crazy Pills” and I Am Not Ashamed
[The illustration features a place mat with an array of breakfast foods and coffee. A pair of arms rests on the mat. One hand is holding a spoon; the other hand is clutching onto a…
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I Have Generalized Anxiety and I’m Anxious Just Thinking About It
[The illustration features a house, seemingly unstable, perched precariously upon a cliff. The author, Sam Dylan Finch, is standing at the edge of that cliff, looking down with uncertainty. Inside the house, there are words…
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For the Last Time: Mental Illnesses Are Not Adjectives
Ugh. So let’s talk about this mess: It’s been said before, and it should be common knowledge by now, but apparently it isn’t. So here’s a fun fact: Mental illnesses are not adjectives. I’m angry.…