After Leonard Frank’s memorial service, a small group of us went to his apartment on Webster Street to look through his books and publications. Here are some photos (click on each one to see a full sized version):
After Leonard Frank’s memorial service, a small group of us went to his apartment on Webster Street to look through his books and publications. Here are some photos (click on each one to see a full sized version):
[guest post by Alfred Thomas]
Leonard Frank died last week. He was 82. The December I was about to turn 24 and living in Northampton, Massachusetts, I took a week long trip to visit my cousin in San Francisco. This was my first time on an airplane, or really on any excursion out of Western Massachusetts, in over 3 years, Read More
[ guest post by Alfred Thomas ] The amount of psychiatric drugs being used continues to grow very rapidly. Well over 1 in 5 people in the US, and over 130 million worldwide are now using psychiatric drugs. Over 54 million people worldwide are using anti-depressants. Medicating with pharmaceuticals is becoming the default procedure for Read More
Alternatives to psychiatry Facebook groups: updated version. The groups that remain on this list are all still active and the ones that are no longer relevant or active have been removed. Please notify me of any new alternatives to psychiatry Facebook groups that you have found useful. Several years ago I wrote a post listing Read More
Most people sense there is something up with the increase in psychiatric drugging correlating with more suicides, school shootings, health problems and disability. You may sense there’s more to the story that the mainstream media often hides. Here are some sources that might be helpful in putting together the pieces of the puzzle. http://www.antipsychiatry.org/drsmith1.htmGeneral Principles: Read More
When I was 11, I ran for vice president of my 6th grade class at Mark Twain I.S. 239 in Coney Island. This was the school I took a school bus ride to everyday, and often was made fun of by the “cooler” kids who sat in the back seats and threw spit balls into Read More
For most meals, I find deciding what to eat and preparing it burdensome, but my breakfast I look forward to cooking and eating every morning. I already feel excited tonight that I get to prepare and eat my breakfast tomorrow morning, even while I eat the same breakfast every morning, pretty much. On the off Read More
On this birthday morning in my bedroom in San Francisco with the sun shining in so strong on my face I need to duck out of it, after a day of the strongest winds, still in my layered pajamas, and after many prayers, some tears roll down my face. I have no idea what I’m Read More
Before you take psychiatric drugs a few questions to ask yourself: 1. Are you eating a reasonable diet? This doesn’t mean you have to eat kale for breakfast lunch and dinner, but before taking a drug for your state of mind, look at your nutritional habits. I know, a months supply of Paxil is cheaper Read More