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There may have been a time in your life where you asked yourself if you were mentally ill. Maybe you were exploring new ideas. You didn’t know quite how to integrate them into your daily life and then got called mentally ill. Really you were a thought leader, which made others uncomfortable. You may have Read More

When I was 20, I faced involuntary outpatient commitment, which is an encrypted way of saying court ordered forced psychiatric drugging.  My life had 2 possible paths before me.  One was freedom to live my life and learn from my struggles and the other was mental health treatment.  It was 2001 and I didn’t know much Read More

If you’re on psychiatric drugs or you’re a psychiatric survivor, chances are others told your story for you in their words.  Like it or not (I hope you like it), you’re going to have to retell your story in your own words, in your own way. If you choose to do this through blogging, social Read More

Jennifer Bryant Roeder recently started a support group in Colorado for people coming off psychiatric drugs.  Here is their preamble, which she offered to anyone to use if you’d like to start a group: Welcome to ‘Freedom From Psych Drugs’ support group!  We are a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength Read More

1.  Psych drugs are prescribed by a doctor so they’re safe. This is a very old myth that obviously isn’t true,but it is what gets so many of us into trouble, especially as young people who may have been taught that pharmaceuticals are tested and proven safe and effective. Most doctors don’t know how psychiatric Read More

The 4 Less Mentioned Obstacles in How to Come Off Psychiatric Drugs, and Overcoming Them The most obvious obstacle to how to come off psychiatric drugs is unbearable withdrawal symptoms (or what some mistakenly call “return of symptoms”)-panic attacks, extreme anxiety, nausea, insomnia, and many other effects. These result from stopping use of a powerful Read More

When I teach workshops or lead discussions on coming off psychiatric drugs and alternatives, there are invariably parents present who are at loose ends.  They want to know what to do for their children, how to help them best, and how it can be possible for their child to live without medication given all they Read More

Over the past 30 years, an epidemic of new disorders has been on the rise in psychiatrists. Some have only recently been discovered and fully understood. Remember, psychiatrists need our love and compassionate understanding to heal from these. Compulsive Labeling Disorder (CLD): This is a common one that requires early intervention. If a psychiatrist does Read More